Knight J., Schlager N. Science of Everyday Things: Volume 4. Real-Life Earth Science

Gale Group Staff, 2001. — 481 p.Creating a sense of real-life relevance for students, the Science of Everyday Things expands on the explanations of scientific principles and concepts using a straightforward, step-by-step approach, and presents theories in their everyday applications.
Some of the entries covered include: how osmosis is used in dehydrating fruit; how the principles of aerodynamics are applied to cars; Charles' law and the chemical reaction that sets off an airbag; how algorithms are used to figure out the NCAA playoff tournaments; and more. Each volume the Science of Everyday Things presents approximately 40-50 entries and includes photos, diagrams, sidebars containing short glossaries and interesting facts and details relating to each principle.Advisory board.
Understanding the earth sciences.
Earth, science, and nonscience.
Geoscience and everyday life.
Earth systems.
The study of earth.
Studying earth.
Measuring and mapping earth.
Remote sensing.
Planetology.
Planetary science.
Sun, moon, and earth.
Geology.
Historical geology.
Geologic time.
Stratigraphy.
Paleontology.
Minerals.
Rocks.
Economic geology.
Geophysics.
Gravity and geodesy.
Geomagnetism.
Convection.
Energy and earth.
Earth’S Interior.
Earth’S Interior.
Plate tectonics.
Seismology.
Geomorphology.
Geomorphology.
Mountains.
Erosion.
Mass wasting.
Sediment and sedimentation.
Soil.
Soil conservation.
Geochemistry.
Biogeochemical cycles.
The carbon cycle.
The nitrogen cycle.
The biosphere.
Ecosystems.
Ecology and ecological stress.
Water and the earth.
Hydrology.
The hydrologic cycle.
Glaciology.
Meteorology and nhe atmosphere.
Weather.
Climate.
Index of everyday things.
Cumulative general subject index.Sedimentology and soil science.