earthquakes

It is 1906, and when her family is cheated out of their tavern, fourteen-year-old Minnie Bonner is forced to become a maid to the Sump family, who are moving to San Francisco--three weeks before the great earthquake.

Contains instructions for thirteen science experiments designed to teach about earthquakes, covering plate tectonics, seismographs, their effects, and more.

Takes a close look at the San Francisco earthquake in 1906 and examines what causes earthquakes.

Discusses what causes earthquakes, how to predict and prepare for them, and their effect on people and communities where they occur.

While staying with relatives in California after the death of her mother, ten-year-old Lavina sees the arrival of the automobile and experiences the great San Francisco earthquake.

Judy Maddox, a young FBI agent, is assigned to track down a terrorist group who have threatened to trigger a man-made earthquake if their demands are not met. With the help of seismologist Michael Quercus, Judy must race to beat the terrorist deadline and save San Francisco from being brought down in ruins.

Provides information in an A-to-Z format on various regions of the world and their seismic and/or volcanic activities, specific major eruptions and earthquakes throughout history, geologic and scientific terms associated with the study of these phenomena, and people involved with the field of seismology.

Describes the Armenian earthquake of 1988 and its historical, political, and cultural aspects.

Questions and answers provide information about volcanoes and earthquakes, covering such aspects as why, how, when, and where these phenomena occur.

A graphic presentation of the causes and results of earthquakes, including research methods scientists employ as they investigate the origin, nature and control of this force.