Global science : energy, resources, environment.

Christensen, John W.

1981

CIENA
1786

0-8403-7386-4

GLOBAL SCIENCE. MARS LAB. MARS DOME. INVESTIGATING ECOSYSTEMS. THE EARTHS SOLAR BUDGET. ECOSYSTEMS DYNAMICS. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPITARION. VARIOUS ENERGY TRANSFORMATIONS. THE SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS. THE AGONY OF (da) HEAT. PHOTOSYNTHESIS IMPLIES ORDER. BEHAVIOR AND THE SECOND LAW. THE EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMS. ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS. PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY OF ECOSYSTEMS. WORLD NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY. ENERGY QUALITY. STRATEGIES FOR RESOURCE USERS. MODELING EXPONENTIAL GROWTH. MODELING GRAPHING SUMMARY. CHARACTERISTICS OF EXPONENTIAL GROWTH. THE ENERGY HISTORY. 2- VS. 3-CHILD FAMILY. THE DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION. PANGAEA. MAP EVIDENCE-PLATE TECTONICS. CONVECTION. CELL MODELS. MINERALS. IGNEOUS ROCK. ORE BODY FORMATION. SLUICE BOX. MILLING LAB. MILLING LAB-SEPARATION SCHEME. STEPS IN METAL PRODUCTION. COMPOSITION (BY VOLUME) OF LOAMY SOIL. VEGY Vs CAFETERIA DIET. SOLAR INPUT LAB DATA SHEET. SOLAR INPUT LAB-KEY IDEAS. THE HISTORY OF THE KAILAB DEER POPULATION. IDEALIZED APPROACH TO CARRYING CAPACITY. WHY SAVE ENDANGERED SPECIES?. ENERGY HISTORY OF THE U.S.. COMBUSTION (BURNING) EQUATIONS. ATOMS AND MOLECULES. BIG IDEAS ABOUT ATOMS. CLOUD CHAMBER OPERATION. PERIODIC CHART OF THE ELEMENTS. HALF-LIFE LAB. DECAY OF RADIOACTIVE SAMPLE. A TYPICAL FISSION REACTION. CHAIN REACTION. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT SCHEMATIC. THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE. COAL-FIRED GENERATING PLANT. RESOURCE DEPLETION RULES. RESOURCE DEPLETION DATA. RESOURCE DEPLETION GRAPHS. U.S. PETROLEUM PRODUCTION. REPRESENTING RESOURCES. COMPARISON OF NONRENEWABLE RESERVES. NONRENEWABLE CONCEPTS. THE SUPERINSULATION STRATEGY. COAL GASIFICATION. RETORTING OIL SHALE. OIL FROM THE TAR SANDS. FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR. ACTIVE SOLAR HOME. PASSIVE SOLAR HOME. SOLAR CELLS. COMPARISON OF CONTINUOUS SOURCES. NUCLEAR FUSION. LASER FUSION. ENERGY CRISIS CANCELLED. HOW MUCH ENERGY DO WE NEED. MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM. WASTEWATER TREATMENT. SOLIDS PROCESSING. DAMAGINGECOSYSTEMS. TEMPERATURE INVERSION. ACID RAIN. THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. LAND USE VALUES. MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE. HAZARDOUS WASTES. ECONOMIC RESOURCES. ECONOMIC RESOURCES (ANSWERS). THE BIG APPLE INFORMATIONAL CHART. BIG APPLE CLASSROOM TALLY SHEET. BAR GRAPH WORKSHEET. BASIC CONCEPTS OF SUPPLY/DEMAND. SURPLUSES AND SHORTAGES IN THE MARKET. FREE MARKET ECONOMICS (FLOW CHART). WHAT SHOULD WE DO?. TRADE-OFFS. SIMPLIFIED WORLD MODEL. STANDARD WORLD MODEL. THE STEADY STATE SOCIETY. THE SOUTH INDIAN MONKEY TRAP. PROJECTION OF RESOURCE USE.

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GENERAL; ENERGIA; RECURSOS NATURALES; MEDIO AMBIENTE; EDUCACION AMBIENTAL; GUIAS; ENSEÑANZA; CIENCIAS DE LA TIERRA;