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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Holt, Geoff, 1963-
Autor Corporativo: National Science Teachers Association
Otros Autores: West, Nancy W., 1957-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Arlington, Va. : National Science Teachers Association, ©2011.
Edición:Rev. 2nd ed.
Colección:Project Earth science
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Activities. Measuring the moon indirectly ; Light year as distance ; Solar system scale ; The speed of light ; How far to the star? the parallax effect ; The formation of the solar system ; Habitable zone: how distance and temperature are related ; The greenhouse effect ; Creature feature: comparing earth to Mars and Venus ; Reasons for the seasons ; Phases of the Moon
  • Readings. Angular diameters ; What is a light year? ; Hubble space telescope ; Scale measurements ; The Goldilocks effect: the earth is just right ; The parallax effect ; Earth as a system ; Global warming ; The water cycle ; The greenhouse effect ; The coming climate crisis? ; Reasons for the seasons ; Phases of the Moon.