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Energy and Waves Through Infographics / Rebecca Rowell ; graphics by Alex Sciuto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rowell, Rebecca, author.
- Series:
- Super science infographics.
- Super science infographics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Power resources--Juvenile literature.
- Power resources.
- Electromagnetic waves--Juvenile literature.
- Electromagnetic waves.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (36 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publishing Group, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The supercharged facts about energy and waves can set your brain buzzing You learn about huge rates of consumption (like the 35.3 quadrillion BTUs of petroleum used in the United States in 2011), huge timelines (it took 300 million years for our greatest source of energy, fossil fuels, to be created), and even huger mysteries (how long it will be before fossil fuels run out). How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics The charts, maps, and illustrations in this book tell a visual story to help you better understand key concepts about energy and waves. Crack open this book to explore mind-boggling questions such as: - What is "the grid" and how does it work? - How does sound travel? - How can dancing create energy? The answers are sure to be shocking
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: Power-Full
- Indestructible Energy
- The Ultimate Traveler
- So Decomposed!
- On The Grid
- The Amazing Evolving Lightbulb
- Splitting Atoms
- The Energy Island
- Traveling Sound
- The Heat Underneath
- Superpower
- Energy Vampires
- Top Tips For Saving Energy
- Glossary
- Further Information
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed July 29, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9781467717854
- 1467717851
- OCLC:
- 854845943
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