Fodor, R. V

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What does a geologist do?

1977
Describes a variety of jobs in the field of geology and highlights the necessary education and training.

Earth afire!

volcanoes and their activity
1981
Discusses the formation of volcanoes, some famous ones, types of eruptions, and the possible benefits of these spectacular phenomena of nature.

What to eat and why

the science of nutrition
1979
Discusses the relationship of basic nutrients to disease and body disorders. Also outlines the components of a nourishing diet.

Nickels, dimes, and dollars

how currency works
1980
Basic information on the history of money, supply and demand, the Federal Reserve System, international exchange, inflation, and managing money, including stock investing.

Chiseling the earth

how erosion shapes the land
1983
Explains how contours of the land are sculptured by violent phenomena such as landslides, as well as gradually eroded by chemical and mechanical weathering.

Frozen earth

explaining the ice ages
1981
Discusses the evidence for the existence of ice ages, explains what glaciers are, and presents the many explanations offered for the causes of ice ages with emphasis on the astronomical theory. Also considers the effects of future climatic changes.

The strange world of deep-sea vents

1991
Explores the geology of hydrothermal vents, the life around them, and their value as a future resource.

Earth in motion

the concept of plate tectonics
1978
Explains the theory of continental drift, presents the supporting evidence, and describes how this knowledge is important in locating valuable resources and developing warning systems for earthquakes and volcanoes.

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