Encyclopedia of Earth and Space Science (Science Encyclopedia)

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Author(s): Timothy Kusky
Edition: 1
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 916

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 9
Entries Categorized by National Science Education Standards
for Content (Grades 9–12)......Page 11
Entries A–Z......Page 16
A......Page 18
B......Page 101
“Beauty and the Beach: Rethinking Coastal Living”......Page 105
C......Page 129
“Diamonds Are Forever”......Page 195
D......Page 207
“Drying of the American Southwest”......Page 219
E......Page 241
“Love Canal Is Not for Honeymooners”......Page 271
F......Page 291
G......Page 316
“Liquefaction and Levees: Potential Double Disaster in the
American Midwest”......Page 338
H......Page 389
“Do Bay of Bengal Cyclones Have to Be So Deadly?”......Page 424
I......Page 446
J......Page 492
K......Page 496
L......Page 502
“The Search for Extraterrestrial Life”......Page 509
M......Page 517
“The Sky Is on Fire”......Page 561
N......Page 581
O......Page 603
“The Large Hadron Collider”......Page 621
P......Page 626
“Renewable Energy Options for the Future”......Page 639
Q......Page 664
R......Page 666
S......Page 685
“Predicting Future Earthquakes in the Western United States”......Page 698
T......Page 757
“Tsunami Nightmare”......Page 791
U......Page 805
V......Page 810
W......Page 827
I. Chronology......Page 834
II. Glossary......Page 844
III. Further Resources......Page 873
IV. Geologic Timescale......Page 880
V. Periodic Table of the Elements......Page 881
VI. SI Units and Derived Quantities......Page 883
VII . Multipliers and Dividers for Use with SI Units......Page 884
VIII . Astronomical Data......Page 885
IX. Abbreviations and Symbols for Physical Units......Page 886
X. The Greek Alphabet......Page 887
XI. Common Conversions within the Metric System......Page 888
XII . Common Conversions from U.S. Customary to Metric Unit Values......Page 889
XIII . Temperature Conversions......Page 890
Index......Page 891