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Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
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9780761413707 | Benchmark Books, December 1, 2002, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: Discusses plate tectonics, the theory that the surface of the earth is always moving, and the connection of this phenomenon to earthquakes and volcanoes.
Describes the atmosphere which makes life on earth possible, explores its effects on weather and climate, and examines what causes air pollution and what can be done it.
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9780761413660 | Benchmark Books, December 1, 2002, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: Describes the atmosphere which makes life on earth possible, explores its effects on weather and climate, and examines what causes air pollution and what can be done it.
An overview of the history of the Earth, the life that evolved on it, and known periods of mass extinctions, from the planet's origin to the present.
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9780761413677 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: An overview of the history of the Earth, the life that evolved on it, and known periods of mass extinctions, from the planet's origin to the present.
Describes the importance of Earth's natural resources and discusses how their misuse and depletion endanger life on the planet.
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9780761413691 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $32.79 | About this edition: Describes the importance of Earth's natural resources and discusses how their misuse and depletion endanger life on the planet.
Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.
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9780761414278 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $8.56 | About this edition: Discusses the many different life forms that have existed on Earth, their importance, and how they have changed over time.
Describes the formation of the earth, the composition of its surface and interior, and the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.
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9780761413684 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Describes the formation of the earth, the composition of its surface and interior, and the effects of earthquakes and volcanoes.
An in-depth look at Earth's waters and mankind's uses of water throughout history which includes ideas about planning better use of this critical resource in the future.
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9780761413653 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: An in-depth look at Earth's waters and mankind's uses of water throughout history which includes ideas about planning better use of this critical resource in the future.
Discusses how living things inherit traits, chronicles the history of the study of heredity, and examines current research on genetic engineering and mapping the human gene.
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9780761414261 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 2002, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Discusses how living things inherit traits, chronicles the history of the study of heredity, and examines current research on genetic engineering and mapping the human gene.
Readers can join the author, who was invited by the Russian Academy of Sciences to take part in its annual Tunguska Expedition to investigate the largest metorite impact in recorded history and who travelled the world in search of other meteorite impact sites, on a fascinating adventure to the most significant meteor sites of the untamed and desolate Russian interior.
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9780071372244 | McGraw-Hill, February 1, 2002, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Readers can join the author, who was invited by the Russian Academy of Sciences to take part in its annual Tunguska Expedition to investigate the largest metorite impact in recorded history and who travelled the world in search of other meteorite impact sites, on a fascinating adventure to the most significant meteor sites of the untamed and desolate Russian interior.
Describes the composition of minerals, their physical properties, and how they are formed.
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9780761410393 | Benchmark Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Describes the composition of minerals, their physical properties, and how they are formed.
Describes stars--how they are formed, their composition, and what happens when they die.
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9780761410362 | Benchmark Books, March 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Describes stars--how they are formed, their composition, and what happens when they die.
An introduction to the celestial phenomena of asteroids, meteoroids and meteorites, and comets.
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9780761410348 | Benchmark Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: An introduction to the celestial phenomena of asteroids, meteoroids and meteorites, and comets.
Explains why water, although common, has characteristics which make it an unusual substance.
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9780761410409 | Benchmark Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Explains why water, although common, has characteristics which make it an unusual substance.
Explains what a space station is, how it is put into orbit, and what experiments and living conditions are like there.
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9780761410355 | Benchmark Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Explains what a space station is, how it is put into orbit, and what experiments and living conditions are like there.
Describes the nine planets that make up the solar system.
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9780761410331 | Benchmark Books, January 1, 2001, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Describes the nine planets that make up the solar system.
Describes the three types of rocks and how each type is formed and becomes part of the rock cycle.
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9780761410423 | Benchmark Books, December 1, 2000, cover price $28.50 | About this edition: Describes the three types of rocks and how each type is formed and becomes part of the rock cycle.
Describes what was believed in the past about stars, including the sun, and what we know today.
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9780761411529 | Benchmark Books, December 1, 2000, cover price $32.79 | About this edition: Describes what was believed in the past about stars, including the sun, and what we know today.
Describes what fossils are, how they are formed, and what they tell scientists about the earth's past.
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9780761410416 | Benchmark Books, November 1, 2000, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Describes what fossils are, how they are formed, and what they tell scientists about the earth's past.
9780531049105 | Franklin Watts, April 1, 1985, cover price $10.40 | About this edition: Describes the processes of fossilization and evolution and demonstrates how fossils can tell us about our past and the changes in Earth's composition.
Explores the many different myths, theories, and experiments which explain the origin of life, including spontaneous generation, the development of planets, chemical evolution of matter, and the various places in the solar system where life exists or mayexist.Explores the many different myths, theories, and experiments which explain the origin of life, including spontaneous generation, the development of planets, chemical evolution of matter, and the various places in the solar system where life exists or mayexist.
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9780761411512 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Explores the many different myths, theories, and experiments which explain the origin of life, including spontaneous generation, the development of planets, chemical evolution of matter, and the various places in the solar system where life exists or mayexist.
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9780761410324 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $114.00
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9780761409632 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Relates the history of the struggle to understand Earth's place in the universe, from earliest mythmaking to today's discoveries via the Hubble telescope
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9780761409625 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: Describes the development of geological theory from the ancient Greek philosophers to the discovery of plate tectonics, which explains the forming of geological structures
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9780761409601 | Benchmark Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $29.93 | About this edition: Discusses human evolution and the search for the earliest forms of humans, examining the Neanderthals, Homo erectus, the variety of fossils found in Africa, and the early apelike hominids
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9780761409618 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $34.21 | About this edition: Introduces atoms, the tiny particles which make up everything in the world, discussing their different parts, how they were discovered, and how they can be used as a source of energy
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9780761409595 | Benchmark Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $119.71
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