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Astronomy /
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Arlington, Va. :
National Science Teachers Association,
©2011.
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| Edition: | Rev. 2nd ed. |
| Series: | Project Earth science
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.