Books with title The Water Cycle at Work

Heat and energy impacts all life on our planet. Energy from the sun helps plants grow and makes it possible for us to live on Earth at all, but the heat from inside Earth impacts us as well. There are many different kinds of rocks that make up Earths crust, and scientists now know how Earths energy forms and changes these rocks. Readers will learn about the volcanoes and lava that make igneous rocks, and how heating and cooling caused by energy in Earths core creates metamorphic rocks. Theyll also learn how water and other elements break down rocks to create sedimentary rocks and various rock formations all over the world.

This detailed guide to water and the natural processes it goes through is an ideal complement to the National Curriculum. It studies the different states of water in nature and its fundamental importance before examining how human activity can interfere with the natural process. Packed with detailed photographs and diagrams it provides both clear and fascinating coverage of the subject. Numerous activities encourage readers to explore aspects of the water cycle for themselves. And a topic web and cross-curricular activity ideas provide teachers with additional resources. A re-issue of one of a popular series.

This book is part of the "Lift Off!" series for young readers which have been developed and written to be used as part of the National Curriculum. The books are designed to develop understanding and to stimulate the enquiring mind - with each book investigating and explaining an aspect of the world in which we live. This book on the water cycle discusses where water came from, how the seas are filled, how water gets into our homes and water conservation. Other books in this series include "The Weather" and "Up in the Sky".