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2) Energy
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Provides information on the world of energy, including nuclear power, green power, solar power, and more
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Part philosophical ponderings on humanity's relationship to the universe, part scientific extrapolation on what technological advancement might bring to that understanding, this long essay, first published in Century Illustrated Magazine in June 1900, is yet another example of the genius of Serbian inventor NIKOLA TESLA (1857-1943), the revolutionary scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. From the possibilities...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that the sunlight that warms your skin on a sunny day can be used to produce energy? But how exactly do you collect sunlight and turn it into energy we can use? And what is the effect on the environment? Read this book to find out all about solar energy.
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Petroleum is now so deeply entrenched in our economy, our politics, and our personal expectations that even modest efforts to phase it out are fought tooth and nail by the most powerful forces in the world: companies and governments that depend on oil revenues; the developing nations that see oil as the only means to industrial success; and a Western middle class that refuses to modify its energy-dependent lifestyle. But within thirty years, by even...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Did you know that tiny atoms that make up all matter hold huge amounts of energy? This energy, called nuclear energy, can power the television and refrigerator in your home. How is nuclear energy produced, though? And what are the drawbacks of this energy source? Read this book to find out all about nuclear energy.
9) Biofuels
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about biofuels as an energy source, covering their history, how they are used today, and innovative ways people may use them in the future.
10) Nuclear power
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about nuclear power as an energy source, covering the history of nuclear power, its pros and cons, how people use nuclear power today, and how it may be used in the future.
12) Solar power
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents information about solar power and how it is harnessed and put to use by people to light homes, heat water, and produce electricity with less negative environmental consequences than many other energy sources.
19) Solar power
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early fluent readers to the science and engineering behind solar energy. Includes infographics, activity, glossary, and index."--