| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 136 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes index. |
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Originally published: Earthquake games. New York : M.K. McElderry Books, c1997. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. The Secrets of the Earth; 2. If You Had Been There; 3. When the Ocean Rolls; 4. Earthquake Messages; 5. How Strong Was It?; 6. From Myth to Science; 7. Can Animals Predict Earthquakes?; 8. Should We Fight or Fool the Quakes?; 9. The Smoking Mountains; Conclusion; Appendix: Important Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis; Resources; Index. |
| Summary |
Presents a scientific survey that provides a vivid exploration of natural phenomena. This title demonstrates how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves - the two types of ground shocks - with a Slinky, and replicate a tsunami's destructive effect on a 'coastline' built in a bathtub. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Earthquakes -- Juvenile literature.
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Volcanoes -- Juvenile literature.
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Educational games -- Juvenile literature.
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| Added Author |
Salvadori, Mario, 1907-1997.
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Levy, Matthys.
Earthquake games.
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| Added Title |
Earthquake games
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Levy, Matthys. Earthquake games. Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, c2009 9781556528019 1556528019 (DLC) 2008040143 (OCoLC)228365641 |
| ISBN |
9781569762554 (ebook) |
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