Forces Shaping the Land Gallery August 8, 2009

The geological aspects of Virginia and the James River are explored here. Visitors test the hardness of rocks, touch fossils, learn about plate tectonics, demonstrate the water cycle and experience the NBC-12 Weather Station. Look up and see the inflated cloud and weather balloon! The hands-on erosion table gives curious visitors the opportunity to create their own landscape and see how the forces of water change the terrain.