Table of Contents Reading Rocks 4 Recycling Rocks 8 Inside the Earth 14 Igneous Rocks 21 Sedimentary Rocks 27 Metamorphic Rocks 34 Real Life Rock Stars 40 Glossary 46 Index 47 Show What You Know 47 Websites to Visit 47 About the Author 48
READING ROCKS In the late 1700s most scientists believed that planet Earth was very young no more than 6,000 years old They thought a great flood once shaped the land But one man thought differently James Hutton believed natural processes formed and continued to form the Earth over long periods of time He thought immense heat deep inside Earth pushed up the land to form new mountains 4 James Hutton 1726 1797
Rock Cycle
Discover the processes that form everything from the smallest pebbles to the highest mountains.
About This Book
By: Kirsten Larson
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Published by: Rourke Educational Media (Unlimited)
