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  INQUIRY INTO PHYSICAL SCIENCE: A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH, Volume 1 provides the fundamental underpinnings required for all three volumes and uses global warming as a context to introduce the ideas of heat, temperature and energy. For a one semester course, Volume 1 combined with Volume 2 or 3 is recommended, or all three volumes can be used together for a longer course. New material in this edition includes: A much-expanded discussion of pictorial representations of energy transfer and transformation and the introduction of graphical representations. Since the first edition was published in 2003, a great deal has been learned about the scientific basis of global warming. What was a single capstone activity on global warming in the first edition has been replaced by three new activities that focus on the connection between natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and its feedback effects on climate.

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Author:   Roger Nanes
Publisher:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Imprint:   Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S.
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 27.90cm
ISBN:  

9780757587320

ISBN 10:   0757587321
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   29 November 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Global Warming Unit Leading Question: Is Global Warming Really Occurring? Chapter 1 Introduction--Underpinnings Preface--A Message to the Student 1.1 Fundamental vs. Derived Properties 1.2 Units 1.3 Area 1.4 Volume 1.4.1 Measuring Volume Making Connections: Area and Volume 1.5 Ratios 1.6 Density 1.6.1 Understanding Density 1.7 Exponential Notation Making Connections: The Arithmetic of Exponential Numbers 1.8 Straight Line Graphs 1.8.1 Graphical Analysis of Mass vs. Volume 1.9 Curved Graphs 1.9.1 Height of Liquid in a Container vs. Volume Making Connections: Density and Graphical Analysis 1.10 Let's Keep Things in Proportion 1.10.1 Understanding Proportion Chapter 2 What is Energy? 2.1 The Money of Nature 2.2 Storage, Transfer, and Transformation of Energy Energy Storage 2.2.1 How is Energy Stored? Energy Transfer Energy Transformation 2.2.2 How is Energy Transferred and Transformed? Making Connections: Energy Transfer & Transformation 2.3 A Pictorial Representation for Money Flow in a Bank 2.4 A Pictorial Representation for Energy Flow in a Natural System 2.4.1 A Pictorial Representation For Energy Flow 2.5 A Graphical Representation for Energy Flow Making Connections: Energy Representations 2.6 Power 2.6.1 Power: Nature's Rate of Pay Chapter 3 Heat and Temperature 3.1 Physiological Determinations of Temperature 3.1.1 The Sense of Touch as a Thermometer 3.2 Temperature Scales 3.2.1 Temperature Scales 3.3 The Kelvin Scale and Absolute Zero Interactive Demonstration--What!?--20 Is Not Twice 10? 3.4 Is There a Difference Between Heat and Temperature? 3.4.1 Thermal Mixing of Water Samples A Diagrammatic Approach to Mixing Water Samples 3.4.2 (I) A Chart Method for Heat Transfer/Part 1 3.4.2 (II) A Chart Method for Heat Transfer/Part 2 Making Connections: Heat & Temperature (I) 3.4.3 An Equation for Heat Transfer 3.4.4 A Hot Mystery Making Connections: Heat & Temperature (II) 3.5 Heat Transfer 3.6 Temperature Revisited--What Is Temperature? Interactive Demonstration--Temperature and Random Motion Chapter 4 Thermal Equilibrium of the Earth 4.1 Thermal Equilibrium--Another Perspective 4.1.1 Heating and Cooling Curves 4.1.2 Dynamic Equilibrium--A Balancing Act Making Connections: Thermal Equilibrium 4.2 Electromagnetic Radiation Interactive Demonstration--Listening For the Infrared 4.3 The Input Energy--The Solar Constant 4.3.1 Measuring the Solar Constant Making Connections: The Solar Constant 4.4 The Output Energy--Infrared Radiation 4.4.1 Color Temperature of a Light Bulb Making Connections: Thermal Radiation 4.5 Below Zero!? Something is Wrong Here! Chapter 5 The Role of the Atmosphere 5.1 The Atmosphere to the Rescue Interactive Demonstration--How High Does The Atmosphere Go? 5.2 The Interaction of Light with Matter 5.2.1 How Does a Piece of Colored Plastic Get Its Color? Making Connections: Colored Filters 5.2.2 Solid, Liquid, or Gas: Is the Color the Same? 5.2.3 Absorption Spectra 5.3 The Greenhouse Effect 5.3.1 Infrared Absorption--The Greenhouse Effect Making Connections: Greenhouse Effect 5.4 Global Warming--Is the Earth's Equilibrium Changing? 5.4.1 The Natural Rhythms of Atmospheric CO2 5.4.2 Is Global Warming Really Occurring? 5.4.3 Atmospheric CO2:Thermostat or Amplifier?

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