Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Earth Science

MAPPING THE EARTH.; Maps and Globes: Terrestrial Guides.; Topography: Highs and Lows of the Earth's Surface.; THE EARTH AND SPACE.; Rotation: The Spinning of the Earth on Its Axis.; Heliocentric: The Earth's Solar System.; Night Light: The Structure and Movement of the Earth's Moon.; Mobile Stars: The Apparent Movement of Stars.; Time: Day Lengths and Time Zones.; Early Methods: Ancient Techniques of Determining the Earth's Size and Shape.; PHYSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE EARTH.; Elements: The Earth's Building Blocks.; The Earth's Layers: Chemical and Physical Properties of the Earth.; THE EARTH'S LITHOSPHERE.; Minerals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Minerals.; Crystals: Distinguishing Physical Characteristics of Crystals.; The Rock Cycle: Processes That Change One Rock Type into Another.; Erosion: The Breakdown and Movement of Crustal Material.; Rock Sandwiches: Layering of Regolith Particles.; Soil Texture: Effects of Regolith Size.; Crustal Bending: Deformation of the Earth's Crust.; Faulting: The Earth's Crustal Breaking Point.; Plate Tectonics: Floating Crustal Sections.; THE EARTH'S HYDROSPHERE.; Soundings: Mapping a Profile of the Ocean Floor.; Water Waves: Surface Disturbances Due to Energy Transfer.; Percolating Water: The Movement of Water Beneath the Earth's Surface.; The Hydrologic Cycle: The Movement of Water from Place to Place.; THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.; Atmospheric Energy: Unequal Heating by the Earth's Surface.; The Greenhouse Effect: Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere.; Convection: Air in Motion.; Fronts: Moving Air Masses.; Barometric Changes: The Cause and Measurement of Air Pressure.; Hygrometers: Ways to Measure the Atmosphere's Water Content.; Precipitation: Phases of Atmospheric Water.; Appendices.; Glossary.; Index.