Sustaining Earth's Energy Resources

Author Ann Heinrichs

Publisher Marshall Cavendish

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eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Author

Ann Heinrichs

Publisher

Marshall Cavendish

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Copyright

2011

ISBN13

9781608703104

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eBook

Grade Level

6th Grade - 12th Grade

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Overview

SUSTAINING EARTH'S ENERGY RESOURCES provides comprehensive information on Earth's sources of renewable and nonrenewable energy, how they are used, their benefits and disadvantages, their interrelationships with the natural world, and the future of Earth's sources of energy.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
1: Energy Resources: A Global Challenge.
2: Fossil Fuels: Millions of Years in the Making.
3: Nuclear Power: Splitting the Atom.
4: Hydropower: Making a Splash.
5: Solar Power: Capturing the Sunshine.
6: Wind Power: Harnessing the Breezes.
7: Biomass: New Life for an Old Fuel.
8: Geothermal Power: Heat from the Earth.
9: Managing Energy for a Cleaner Planet.
Notes.
Further Information.
Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.
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