Eye Wonder: Earth

Eye Wonder Open your eyes to a world of discovery Eye Wonder LONDON, NEW YORK, MUNICH, MELBOURNE, and DELHI Written and edited by Penelope York Designed by Cheryl Telfer and Helen Melville Managing editor Susan Leonard Managing art editor Cathy Chesson Jacket design Chris Drew Picture researcher Marie Osborn Production Shivani Pandey DTP designer Almudena Díaz Consultant Chris Pellant First American Edition, 2002 00 01 02 03 04 05 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Published in the United States by DK Publishing, Inc. 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 Copyright © 2002 Dorling Kindersley Limited, London All rights reserved under International and Pan-American copyright conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data York, Penelope. Earth / by Penelope York ; Chris Pellant, consultant.-- 1st American ed. p. cm. -- (Eye wonder) Includes index. Summary: An introduction to planet Earth, its features, and the forces that have shaped them. ISBN 0-7894-8867-1 -- ISBN 0-7894-8868-X (lib. bdg.) 1. Earth--Juvenile literature. [1. Earth.] I. Title. II. Series. QB631.4 .Y67 2002 550--dc21 2002073392 ISBN 0-7894-8867-1 (plc) ISBN 0-7894-8868-X (alb) Color reproduction by Colourscan, Singapore Printed and bound in Italy by L.E.G.O. See our complete product line at www.dk.com Contents 4-5 Where are we? 6-7 Crust to core 8-9 Moving world 10-11 The tips of the world 12-13 The fire mountain 14-15 Earthquake! 16-17 The rock cycle 18-19 Vital survival 20-21 Down to earth 22-23 Nature’s sculptures 24-25 Flow of water 26-27 Underworlds 28-29 The power of ice 30-31 The mighty wave 32-33 The ocean floor 34-35 Earth’s treasures 36-37 Earth’s ingredients 38-39 Ground detectives 40-41 Different worlds 42-43 Planet pollution 44-45 Planet protection 46-47 Glossary 48 Index and acknowledgments Where are we? Where is the Earth? Good question. Let’s look into space and find out where we are and what is around us. Then we’ll zoom in closer. Su n Earth Me ry rcu . th om in on the o z Ea t’s e r L Venus Mars you see the town n s? Ca The Earth from space When we zoom in and take a look at our Earth from space, we can see how the countries and oceans are laid out. You are somewhere down there. This is a photograph of the United States taken by a satellite. 4 Spotting cities When we look a bit closer, we start to see built-up city areas and green country areas. You are now looking at Florida. Can you see anyone yet? The Solar System er Sat u Jupit rn Our Earth is in the middle of a family of planets that all move around our Sun. We call this the Solar System. So far, life has not been discovered on any other planets besides Earth, but it soon might be! Uranus Neptune Hunting down houses Finding people Diving down a bit, we can now see a town in Florida next door to the beach. But we still can’t see any people down there. Zoom in on a house and, at last, we can see kids! Now look back at the Earth, and