Blue Planet - Energy (ENHANCED eBook)

Download or read book Blue Planet - Energy (ENHANCED eBook) written by Gina Hamilton and published by Lorenz Educational Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Milliken’s Blue Planet series covers Earth science for grades 9 to 12 in five concise yet thorough volumes: Earth, Water, Atmosphere, Space, and Energy. Each book includes 12 full–color transparencies (print books) or PowerPoint slides (eBooks) to enhance classroom demonstrations, plus 60 reproducible pages. The fifth book in the series, Energy, covers energy on planet Earth. Earth is a dynamic planet, driven by energy. Concepts include energy transfers and thermodynamics, the solar transfer of energy to Earth, and its effects, human energy requirements and use through history, the Industrial Revolution and hydrocarbons, nuclear energy, and renewable energy sources. An in-depth examination of the issues of global warming and likely problems associated with warming concludes the book.