Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY Science and Nature Uncover the mystery of everyday marvels from rocks to rainbows CHICAGO LONDON NEW DELHI PARIS SEOUL SYDNEY TAIPEI TOKYO
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Science and Nature TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 SOME ESSENTIALS Atoms Building Blocks of Matter 6 Liquids Solids and Gases Same Stuff Different Forms 8 Echoes Sounds That See in the Dark 10 Energy The Power of Life 12 Leaves The Science of Their Changing Colors 14 PHENOMENA OF NATURE Temperatures Hot and Cold 16 Dew Diamond Drops of Water 18 Clouds Floating Water 20 Rainbows Arcs of Color 22 Thunder and Lightning Nature’s Fireworks 24 Cyclones and Tornadoes Nature’s Fury 26 Acid Rain Killer Downpour 28 Waves Movement on the Seas 30 Tsunamis Waves of Destruction 32 GEOLOGY Studying the Earth 34 Rocks and Minerals The Earth’s Building Blocks 36 Chalk The Remains of Tiny Shells 38 Sand The Nitty-Gritty 40 Diamonds The Hardest-Working Gemstones in the World 42 Volcanoes Mountains of Smoke and Fire 44 Fossils Ancient Life in Stone 46 Dinosaurs Giants of the Past 48 Dinosaurs A Mystery Disappearance 50 Tyrannosaur The Tyrant King 52 Mammoths and Mastodons Ancient Elephants 54 NATURE SCIENTISTS Luther Burbank Inventing New Plants 56 Marie Curie Discovering a New Kind of Science 58 Charles Darwin The Theory of Evolution 60 GLOSSARY 62 INDEX 63 Brit a nnic a LEARNING LIBRARY
