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What in the World?

Earth ABC Book

By: Alyssa Benitez

Table of Contents:

Avalanche . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Beaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Continent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Earthquake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Glacier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Inner Core . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Jetstream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Katrina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Landforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mountain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Nile River . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Ocean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Polar Regions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

eQuator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Rocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Tundra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

tsUnami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Volcano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Wind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

oXygen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

geYser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

oZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

A is for Avalanche, an event that occurs when alot of snow breaks off and falls down a mountain really fast. Most avalanches are set off by people skiing, snowboarding, or hiking on the snow.

Fun Fact: Did you know some avalanches can go as fast as 80 mph down a mountain. That's how fast a car goes on the highway!!

B is for Beaches, landforms that are by oceans, lakes or rivers. Beaches can be made of loose rock particles of sand, gravel, pebbles, or shells.

Fun Fact: The tallest sandcastle ever made was in Connecticut. It was 37 feet tall, the size of a house with 3 floors.

C is for continent, . The earth is made up of seven continents. The continent we live on is called North America.

Fun Fact: Did you know that millions of years ago, the continents were all bunched together in one supercontinent. They broke apart when Earth's plates moved.

D is for Desert, an area of dry land that gets very little water each year. Deserts can be very hot or very cold.

Fun Fact: The Sahara desert doesn't get any rain for years! That is why the ground gets really really dry.

E is for Earthquake, a movement of Earth's plates rubbing together. This movement causes the ground to shake and crack and destroys a lot of things like buildings, cars and houses.

Fun Fact: The area near Japan in the Pacific Ocean has the most earthquakes in the world. This area is called the 'Ring of Fire'.

FUN FACT: Did you know that more animals live in our forests than anywhere else on Earth?!

F is for Forest, a large area of land covered by trees and other plants.

G is for Glacier, a giant mass of ice formed by snow piling up. When glaciers reach the sea, parts break off forming icebergs.

Fun Fact: The Hubbard Glacier is the longest glacier in North America. It is 76 miles long, the same distance as Miami Gardens to Key Largo!

H is for Habitat, a special place where a plant or animal lives. Habitats give animals food, water and shelter.

Fun Fact: Did you know cockroaches are really important in a habitat?! They eat dead plants and put nutrients in the soil to help plants grow.

I is for Inner Core, a huge metal ball in the middle of the Earth. This metal ball stays solid because of the pressure around it.

Fun Fact: The temperature of the Inner Core is 5000°. That is hot enough to melt metal, like a scooter!

J is for Jetstream, a long and skinny band of fast wind in the bottom layers of the atmosphere.

Fun Fact: Some people have walked in a jetstream at the top of Mount Everest. It's true! The mountain is so high!

K is for Katrina, the name of one of the five worst hurricanes that happened in North America. A hurricane is caused by swirling winds over warm waters.

Fun Fact: After it passed Florida, Hurricane Katrina gained more power in the Gulf of Mexico. This is why New Orleans had so much more damage.

L is for Landforms, any shape on the Earth's surface. These natural physical shapes include: mountains, hills, volcanos, valleys, plains, plateaus, deserts and islands.

Fun Fact: Some landforms are made in a few hours and others take MILLIONS of years to form!

FUN FACT: The world's highest peak on land is Mount Everest in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia.

M is for Mountain, a landform that rises high above it's surroundings.

N is for the Nile River, a river famous for being the longest in the world. It is a valuable source of water and makes rich farmland.

Fun Fact: This river is the longest river in the world!! It is located in Africa and runs through 10 countries!

FUN FACT: 70% of the Earth's surface is covered in water. That's almost the entire Earth!

O is for Ocean, a large body of salt water.There are 5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Artic and Southern.

P is for Polar Regions, the coldest places on Earth. The two polar regions are the Arctic at the top of Earth and Antarctic on the bottom.

Fun Fact: Did you know that the polar regions are melting?! This is because the Earth is getting too warm too fast!!

Q, as in eQuator, is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. It is equally in between the north and south poles.

Fun Fact: Did you know? In Ecuador, you can stand on both sides of the Equator line. Although the line is invisible, they marked where the line would be.

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