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Book | NF 525 E (Browse shelf) | Available | H035645555 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-221) and index.
The Earth -- The Earth: fast facts about a planet in orbit-- Fundamental information about the Earth -- The interior of the Earth -- Moment of inertia -- The brittle crust -- The solid, but moving mantle -- High-pressure experiments --Rheology, or how solids can flow -- The solid and liquid cores -- Magnetic field -- Temperatures, pressures, and compositions -- What is pressure? -- The early evolution of the planet Earth -- Elements and isotopes -- The visible planet -- How old is the Earth's surface? -- Determining age from radioactive isotopes -- Surface features -- Volcanism -- Earthquakes -- Atmosphere, surface conditions, and weather -- Life on Earth -- Dr. Sara Seager and the search for extrasolar planets -- The moon -- The moon: fast facts about the Earth's moon in orbit -- Formation and evolution of the moon -- Formation and crystallization of the lunar magma ocean -- Highlands -- The late heavy meteorite bombardment -- Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms -- Basins and volcanism -- The moon's interior andsurface today -- The interior -- Surface features -- Remote sensing -- The insignificant magnetic fields and atmosphere -- Water on the moon? -- Missions to the moon -- Conclusions: the known and the unknown -- Appendix 1: units and measurements -- Fundamental units -- Comparisons among Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit -- Useful measures of distance -- Definitions for electricity and magnetism -- Prefixes -- Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation -- Appendix 3: a list of all known moons.
Horn Book, April 2007
Provides descriptions of Earth and its moon, looking at the interior and exterior of both spheres, with discussion of air, ice, water, atmosphere, earthquakes, cores, formation, and other topics, and includes information on the role of space missions in furthering knowledge of the solar system.
Young Adult$b Follett Library Resources