Why do volcanoes erupt? How are rocks made and destroyed? Why do rivers wiggle back and forth? What sorts of animals roamed the Earth long ago? These questions and many more can be answered if we know a little about GEOLOGY! That's the study of the Earth.


Chemistry and Minerals
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Layers and Plate Tectonics
Earth History
The Shape of the Land

Last modified October 13, 2003 by Lisa Gardiner.

Why do volcanoes erupt? How are rocks made and destroyed? Why do rivers wiggle back and forth? What sorts of animals roamed the Earth long ago? These questions and many more can be answered if we know a little about GEOLOGY! That's the study of the Earth.


Minerals (and the Stuff They Are Made Of!)
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Earth's Layers and Moving Plates
Fossils and Earth History
The Shape of the Land

Last modified October 13, 2003 by Lisa Gardiner.

Why do volcanoes erupt? How are rocks made? Why do rivers wiggle back and forth? What sorts of animals roamed the Earth long ago? These questions and many more can be answered if we know a little about GEOLOGY! That's the study of the Earth.


Minerals and the Stuff They Are Made Of
Rocks and the Rock Cycle
Earth Layers and Moving Plates
Fossils and the History of the Earth
The Shape of the Land

Last modified October 13, 2003 by Lisa Gardiner.


Page created October 13, 2003 by Lisa Gardiner.

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