petrology

Presents an exploration of rocks and minerals, examining such topics as the rock cycle, the three types of rock, the process of mining gold, and others, and includes quizzes on the featured material.

A guide to the identification of common rocks and minerals.

Introduces simple scientific principles involving rocks, and provides instructions for experiments that can be done at home to prove them. Includes full-color illustrations, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Text, photographs, illustrations, and step-by-step instructions for hands-on activities explain the rock cycle.

A self-teaching guide for rock collectors using a question and answer format.

Readers will learn about 100,000 tons (91,000 metric tons) of rock fall to Earth from space every year. The world's lightest rock is pumice.

Readers will learn that rocks are found all over Earth. The rock cycle is a process that recycles rocks from one type to another.

This book describes how rocks form, move, and change shape. An activity based on real world situations challenges readers to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle.

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.