The Visual Dictionary of Universe & Earth

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Author(s): Ariane Archambault, Jean-Claude Corbeil
Series: Visual Dictionary
Publisher: QA International
Year: 2009

Language: English
Pages: 175

Introduction......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
solar system......Page 9
planets and satellites......Page 11
Sun......Page 13
Moon......Page 15
comet......Page 17
star......Page 19
galaxy......Page 21
radio telescope......Page 23
reflecting telescope......Page 25
refracting telescope......Page 26
planetarium......Page 27
celestial coordinate system......Page 28
astronomical observatory......Page 29
Hubble space telescope......Page 31
space probe......Page 33
spacesuit......Page 39
international space station......Page 41
space shuttle......Page 43
space launcher......Page 46
configuration of the continents......Page 49
cartography......Page 65
remote sensing......Page 77
section of the Earth’s crust......Page 83
structure of the Earth......Page 85
volcano......Page 86
tectonic plates......Page 89
earthquake......Page 91
mountain......Page 93
glacier......Page 95
cave......Page 97
watercourse......Page 99
lakes......Page 101
landslides......Page 102
wave......Page 103
ocean floor......Page 105
ocean trenches and ridges......Page 107
common coastal features......Page 109
desert......Page 112
profile of the Earth’s atmosphere......Page 115
seasons of the year......Page 116
meteorological forecast......Page 117
weather map......Page 119
station model......Page 121
international weather symbols......Page 122
meteorological station......Page 127
meteorological measuring instruments......Page 129
weather satellites......Page 135
climates of the world......Page 139
clouds......Page 141
tropical cyclone......Page 143
tornado and waterspout......Page 145
precipitations......Page 146
vegetation and biosphere......Page 151
food chain......Page 152
hydrologic cycle......Page 153
greenhouse effect......Page 155
air pollution......Page 159
land pollution......Page 161
water pollution......Page 163
acid rain......Page 165
selective sorting of waste......Page 167
Index......Page 170