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1) Our Planet
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Earth science is made up of so many topics: weather, landforms, and even natural disasters. It can take a lot of time to learn about the details of each. Infographics are the perfect way to cover a lot of these subject areas in less time, including why earthquakes happen, the water cycle, and how mountains form, as well as many other parts of the Earth science curriculum. Each chapter aims to involve readers in what they're learning through succinct...
2) Our Planet
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Earth is full of countless wonders. This high-interest volume takes a fun approach to answering some of the many questions that young creative thinkers have about our planet. Thought-provoking questions are paired with engaging answers that help to reinforce key concepts of elementary science curricula. Manageable sections of text correlate closely with delightful illustrations, helping readers of many ages and levels develop a deeper understanding...
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With fascinating experiments, models, and demonstrations, this scientific survey provides a vivid exploration of natural phenomena. Ideal for budding earth scientists, this in-depth resource demonstrates how to build a seismograph to record a simulated earthquake, compare pressure waves and shear waves the two types of ground shocks with a Slinky, and replicate a tsunamis destructive effect on a coastline built in a bathtub. The chapters answer questions...
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Get the Summary of Toby Ord's The Precipice in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: If all goes well, human history is just beginning. Our species could survive for billions of years-enough time to end disease, poverty, and injustice, and to flourish in ways unimaginable today. But this vast future is at risk. With the advent of nuclear weapons, humanity entered a new age, where we face existential...
5) Minerals
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In Minerals, beginning readers are introduced to Earth's minerals, where they can be found, and how people use them in everyday life. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn what makes minerals building blocks to many materials on Earth.
A picture diagram shows where minerals can be found in many everyday items, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about minerals...
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Get the Summary of Ed Conway's Material World in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: The fiber-optic cables that weave the World Wide Web, the copper veins of our electric grids, the silicon chips and lithium batteries that power our phones and cars: though it can feel like we now live in a weightless world of information-what Ed Conway calls "the ethereal world"-our twenty-first-century...
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Read all about volcanology in Super Simple Volcano Projects. Kids will learn about different kinds of volcanoes and how they form. Discover how scientists study volcanoes and try to predict when they will erupt. Then, build an erupting volcano, create a volcano landscape, and more. Each project has color photos and easy‑to‑follow instructions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Applied to STEM Concepts of Learning...
8) Volcanoes
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As part of the unique, science Know-It-Alls! Series that features stunning covers and engaging text, this book puts the spotlight on Volcanoes! Did you know that scientists that study volcanoes are called volcanologists? Learn about the three main types of volcanoes: cinder cone, shield volcanoes and composite volcanoes. Awesome life-like illustrations and informative stat boxes, filled with interesting facts, make this 24-page book fun and exciting...
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Invaluable for engineers and scientists whose projects require a knowledge of the theory. Part I reviews basic fluid mechanics. Part II introduces concepts, theories, and equations specific to rotating fluids, and Part III presents numerous practical applications of the theory, in fields ranging from centrifuges to aerodynamics.
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Richard V. Fisher is Professor Emeritus of Geological Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he has taught and researched since 1955. In 1997, he was awarded the Thorarinsson Medal, the highest honor of the International Society of Volcanologists. Fisher is the coauthor, with Grant Heiken and Jeffrey B. Hulen, of Volcanoes: Crucibles of Change (Princeton). He also wrote Pyroclastic Rocks with H.-U. Schmincke and coedited Sedimentation...
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In demonstrating how Newtonian gravitational theory and Euclidean geometry can be used and developed in Earth's environment, the text discusses earth's gravitational field; matrices and orbital geometry; satellite orbit dynamics; geometry of satellite observations; statistical implications; and data analysis. Prerequisites: introductory course in college physics and a first-year course in calculus.
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In recent years the statement that crude oil and natural gas are running out has a profound influence on the world economic strategies and on world politics as well as on the future of all humankind. But is this scientific conception of the world totally wrong? This is a must-read book! The renewed interest in the planets that resulted during the 2000s from the space probe investigations caused by Hans-Joachim Zillmer to think about the origin of...
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El libro desarrolla una reflexión en torno a la problemática ambiental a partir de las discusiones y articulaciones del pensamiento ambiental desde diferentes perspectivas disciplinares: la filosofía, la sociología, la educación, la política y la tecnología. Aborda de manera profunda y estructurada los ciclos y estratos que la sociedad ha marcado sobre el planeta, y que aparecen en forma de geopolítica, biopolítica, desarrollo sostenible,...
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This graduate-level text explores problems in earth sciences in which the random field model constitutes an effective approach. A critical and concise summary of the fundamental concepts and results of the general random field theory is followed by considerations of the intrinsic spatial random field model, and more. 103 figures. 16 tables.
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In low places consequences collect, and in all North America you cannot get much lower than the Imperial Valley of southern California, where one town, 186 feet below sea level, calls itself the Lowest Down City in the Western Hemisphere, and where the waters of the Colorado River sustain a billion-dollar agricultural industry. The consequences of that industry drain from the valley into the accidentally man-made Salton Sea, California's largest lake...
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La respuesta de las geociencias a las principales y más curiosas cuestiones de nuestro planeta. Descubra con agudeza e inteligencia los aspectos más apasionantes de la estratigrafía, la mineralogía y la paleontología. La atmósfera y la hidrosfera, el clima presente, pasado y futuro. Las rocas, los recursos geológicos, la geofísica y la tectónica de placas.
¿Cuántos años tiene la Tierra? ¿Cuáles son los poderes de las piedras? ¿Hubo...
18) Life On Mars
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The first chapter describes Miller-Urey experiment, Oparin and Haldane Theory, Reddi experiment, fossils evidence of life, and RNA World hypothesis. The second chapter describes various biological macromolecules like carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. The third chapter planets and their composition. The fourth chapter describes various missions conducting on Mars.
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La crise de la COVID-19 est un choc violent porté à un système socio-économique mondial déjà en transition vers des sociétés carboneutres. Un coup d'arrêt a été donné à la mondialisation, à la libre circulation des biens et services et au fonctionnement du libre marché. Du point de vue de l'action et de la recherche sur la transition énergétique et écologique, il est pour le moment difficile d'imaginer quels seront les contours d'un...
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In this novel, we aim to spark a debate about the crucial need to preserve the delicate balance between the multiverse and the living. We explore various theories about the celestial system and living beings, taking into account a multitude of factors and variables. Our ultimate goal, however, is to emphasize the importance of viewing Earth as an integral part of a larger whole, subject to both internal and external factors, some of which are beyond...
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