The document summarizes 7 geological wonders of the world, providing their locations and how they were formed through natural geological processes like plate tectonics, erosion, and meteor impacts. It briefly describes Mount Everest, the Grand Canyon, Matterhorn, Ayers Rock, Victoria Falls, Meteor Crater, and the Great Barrier Reef, noting how each was shaped by geological forces over long periods of time. The document then states it will discuss living Earth and technology in subsequent sections.

2. Science,Where’s Science?
It’s Everywhere!It’s Everywhere!

3. I. Earth Formations

4. Welcome to the 7 Wonders of the
World
All chosen by geological importance
and its popularity with tourists.

5. MOUNT
EVEREST
Located: Border of Nepal and Tibet
Created by: Collision of 2 tectonic plates. The highest is the
Himalayas. The range rises about 1 cm/year

6. The Grand Canyon
Located: Northwestern Arizona for 277 miles
Created by: Erosion of rock by Colorado R. over a period of 6 mya.

7. MATTERHORN
Located: Switzerland & Italy
Created by: Glaciers formed the horn by eroding rock from the Mtn.
as they pushed inward from opposite sides. (14,692 ft.)

8. AYERS ROCK
Location: Desert in Central Australia
Created by: Plate movement: It rises 1,142 ft. It is composed of red
sandstone and is the World’s largest Monolith.

9. Victoria Falls Located: Zambezi R. in S. Africa
Drops 355 ft. into a gorge.

10. METEOR CRATER
Located: Winslow, Arizona
Created by: Meteorite that struck the Earth about 50,000 years ago.
*570 ft. deep and 4,180 ft. wide

11. Great Barrier Reef
Located: Off the coast of
Australia – 1,250 miles
long.
Created by: Small islands
of solid coral. Coral is
hardened skeletons of
animals called polyps that
have died. Billions of live
polyps add a brilliant
coloring to the reef.

12. II. Living Earth

13. III. Technology

14. IV. Benefits of Science
• Food
• Cosmetics
• Clothes
• Toilets
• Automobiles
• Telephones
• Space Exploration
• Radio
• Airplanes
• Skiing/Snowboarding
• Television
• Computers
• Lights
• Heat & Air in Homes
• Jewelry
• Medicine

15. Science Is All Around Us
Your assignment this year is to come
to appreciate it and try to understand
it a little bit better.
WordsWords andand IdeasIdeas have already changed the World.have already changed the World.
Who knows, your idea may be next!