Discusses extreme weather and the latest projects to improve storm prediction. Describes some of the health, economic, and environmental effects of extreme weather. Explains how thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes form, and what safety measures to take during storms. Explores the latest technology that scientists use to learn about and predict storms.
An introduction to the rock cycle that discusses types of rocks, how it works, weathering, erosion, sediment, fossils, the work of geologists, and other related topics.
Presents information on fossils, in simple text with illustrations, discussing what they are, how they form, where they can be found, and what they say about the past.
An exploration of rocks that describes the three main types, formations and where they are found, the work of geologists, rock cycles, and other related topics.
Explains what volcanoes are and how they are studied, looks at types of volcanoes and eruptions, discusses the dangers associated with volcanoes, and includes profiles of major volcanoes around the world.
Presents information on earthquakes, in simple text with illustrations, discussing how they happen, what their devastating effects can be, where the danger zones are, and how they can be predicted.
