Ask-A-Geologist
Do you have a question about volcanoes, earthquakes, mountains,
rocks, maps, ground water, lakes, or rivers? You can email earth
science questions to: Ask-A-Geologist@usgs.gov
Changes to the Earth and its atmosphere
7 pages from the BBC's Bitesize series. The Earth has a layered structure, including the core, mantle and crust. The crust and upper mantle are cracked into large pieces called tectonic plates. These plates move slowly, but can cause earthquakes and volcanoes where they meet.
Dr.
Art's Guide to Planet Earth
Explains how our planet works. It includes the book, a theatre
show, and this web site. Explore, enjoy and learn.
Earth: Our World
in Motion
How do Earth scientists know about these changes? They do a lot
of detective work, and they look for clues all over the Earth!
Earth
Science Clip Art
DK features clip art and graphics from many of the domains of
earth science, including Geology, Meteorology, Oceanography,
and Astronomy.
Earthforce
If you have ever felt the rumble of an earthquake or seen the
eruption of a volcano, you've witnessed Earthforce.
Geography 4 Kids
We'll introduce many concepts about the flow of energy on Earth
and then lead you into other ideas on the site.
Google Earth
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in --
Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of
Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your
fingertips.
Grand
Canyon Geology
The Grand Canyon is two-billion years in the making, over a mile
deep and almost three-hundred miles long. Over vast amounts of
time, mountains were built and and a rock wonder evolved.
For Kids Only - Earth
Science Enterprise
Find out what NASA has found out about the earth and then see
if you can win some games.
The
Layered Earth
The Earth is divided into three chemical layers: the core, the
mantle and the crust. Nice explanation, illustration and a worksheet
to answer what you've learned. Make a model, too, using a Red
Hot, a marshmellow and some chocolate.
Plate
Tetonics
If you have ever looked at a map of the world, you may have noticed
the shapes of the continents seem to fit.
Surface
and Interior of Earth
Earth, the largest rocky planet, was created about 4.5 billion
years ago.
This
Dynamic Earth
The Story of Plate Tectonics from the USGS. An interactive booklet.
Web
Time Machine
Take an extensive trip back in time to view the earth and its
life forms. From UCMP, Berkeley.
