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G4 Planet Earth: The Earth Changes

How the Earth is shaped

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Why does the Earth look the way it does?

VIDEO How the continents were formed told through a pop up book.

What is the Earth made of?

VIDEO Earth was born. This video tells how and what the Earth is made of

Landforms

Words for landforms
Knowing what the land on Earth looks like

How mountains are made

How mountains are made
DK simple website on formation of mountains
How the Alps were formed

Tectonic Plates

VIDEOTectonic plates and what happened to the Earth's surface

Plate tectonics

Understanding how the Earth's crust moves
Article from ScienceNews for Students magazine
More on plate tectonics
Webpage Article: Window to the Universe
Plate Tectonics
More on The Plates!

The Ring of Fire

The Ring of Fire
Why eruptions happen where they do

Rocks and fossils show the history of the Earth

What is the Earth's crust like?

VIDEO Bill Nye describes the Earth's crust

Moving water shapes the land

How North America got it's shape

What changes the Earth's surface?

How does water change the surface of the Earth?

VIDEO Help for students and teachers in understanding why water matters in learning about the Earth and it's processes

Rift Valley
Valleys are formed by tectonic activity

Natural Hazards

How do natural hazards change the surface of the Earth?

VIDEO Explaining the terms and giving examples for students to understand this concept

List of Natural Hazards

Erosion

Erosion

WEBSITE National Geographic Erosion

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