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014902
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pOrange Spine
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Cells and Life
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Looks at the difference between the animal and plant cells. Shows the adaptation of animal's cells with an examination of different groups of cells that make up animals. This series offers an in-depth look at cells throughout the living world, their structure and processes and how they underpin life on earth. Each title focuses on a different aspect of the subject, from single and multi-celled organisms to human genetics.
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The Units of Lfe
Animal Cells
Working together
Organs and Organ Systems
On the Outside
Movement and Support
The Job of Skeletons
Nerve Cells
The Nervous System
The Senses
Chemical Messengers
Regulation and Control
Waste Management
Eating and Digestion
The Digestive Tract
Circulation and Respiration
Breathing
Fighting Infection
Reproduction Development
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158810933X Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014610 | 590/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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014904
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Illinois, Heinemann Library, 2003.
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48pYellow Spine
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Cells and Life
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Explains what happens when cells divide. Looks at the relationship between chromosomes, genes, and the DNA that determines whether an organism will be an oak tree or a human being.
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The Cell cycle
Reproduciton
Development
Genes and DNA
Patterns of inheritance
The Genetic code
Glossary
Further reading
Index
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1588109348 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014611 | 571.844/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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008750
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Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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32pYellow Spine
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Material World
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Offers an introduction to the chemical and physical changes that can occur in materials, discussing oxidation, catalysts, acids, elasticity, pressure, and radioactivity.
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A world of change
Chemical reactions
Reaction rates
Metal reactions
Oxidation and reduction
Catalysts
Acids
Alkalis
Physical changes
Stresses and strains
Temperature changes
Pressure
Radioactivity
Glossary
Index
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043112101X Hb.
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008746
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pYellow Spine
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Cells and Life
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This series offers an in-depth look at cells throughout the living world, their structure and processes and how they underpin life on earth. Each title focuses on a different aspect of the subject, from single and multi-celled organisms to human genetics.
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A dazzling diversity
Classification schemes
Living kingdoms
Population and genes
Mutations
Darwin's great idea
Adaptation
Genes in population
New species
A tour of the kingdoms
Protistans
Fungi
Plants
Plant evolution
Animals : Inverterbrates
Animals : Verterbrates
A brief history of life
An explosion of life
The end of the line
The threat to diversity
Furthur reading and websites
Index
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043114706X Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 009131 | 571.6/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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008745
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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48pYellow Spine
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Cells and Life
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Explains why genetic engineers aim to alter genes, transfer genes from one organism to another and how they do this. It looks at how genetic engineering has led to the development of designer plants and the creation of transgenic animals to aid the study of human diseases. Also looks at gene therapy and the controversial areas of stem cell research and cloning.
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Nature's way
Reading the manual
Bacterial benefits
Inserting new genes
Going multicellular
A genetic map
Some major events in genetics
Glossary
Further reading and websites
Index
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0431147108 Pb.
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| 009132 | 572.86/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015029
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Illinois, Raintree Publishers, 2010.
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48pOrange and Green Spine
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Sci-hi: Earth and space science
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This title shows how the surface of the Earth is constantly moving beneath your feet. You will read about what causes the movements in Earth's crust and discover how the moving crust sets off powerful earthquakes and volcanoes. Also included is information on how mountain ranges were slowly pushed up over millions of years!
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The active Earth
Planet Earth
The drifting continents
Moving plates : forming and destroying
Earthquakes
Earth erupts
Eye on the world
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9781410933591 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014790 | 551.136/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007800
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2000.
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32pYellow Spine
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Smart Science
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Helps you find answers to all the puzzling questions and more in Energy.
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Making things happen
Ever-changing energy
Potential and kinetic energy
Capturing the sun's energy
Food chains
Muscle power
Wind and water
Chemical energy
Nuclear energy
Heat
Solar energy
Will we run out of energy?
The origins of energy
Glossary
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0431037272 Pb.
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| 008182 | 530/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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015054
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Chicago, Heinemann Library, 2006.
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48pPurple Spine
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Essential Energy
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The science of energy is at the root of many of the biggest challenges facing the future of our planet. Essential energy will give you lots of information you may need to make sense of this vital subject. Includes informtaion on how hybrid cars work!
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Today's Questions, Tomorrow's Answers?
Why Do We Need Energy?
Energy Efficiency
Hom e Economics
Transportation Technology
Batteries Not Included
Fuel Cells
Combined Heat and Power
Solar Energy
Solar Developments
Blowing in the Wind
Hydroelectricity
Wave Power
Tidal Energy
Geotherm al Energy
Biomass Energy
Biomass Pros and Cons
"Not in My Backyard"
The Alternative Future
Saving for the Future
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1403487367 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 014800 | 333.79/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007224
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlack Spine
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Energy for life
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An exploration of the role of fossil fuels in the world today. It covers the sources of coal, oil and natural gases and their changing utility. It also describes how fossil fuels damages the environment.
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Ancient sunlight
Energy supply
Photosynthesis
From forests to fossil fuel
Sea-life energy
King coal
Discovering petroleum
Natural gas
Working in a coal mine
Searching for oil
Drilling for oil
Offshore operations
Oil strike!
Power stations
Moving the world
Fossil-fuelled flight
The environmental impact
Air pollution and climate change
Nonrenewable resources
Fuel wars
Fossil fuel statistics
Glossary
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0431146438 Pb.
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| 007671 | 333.82/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007211
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlack Spine
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Energy for life
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Introduces different forms of energy. Considers a range of energy transfers, including energy transfers through conduction, convection and radiation. Also explains about conservation of energy.
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What is energy?
Ever-changing forms
Energy and movement
Thermodynamics
Entropy and the arrow of time
Perpetual motion
Zero energy
Heat flows
Heat engines
Chemical energy
Energy in the living world
Chains, webs and pyramids
Electrical energy
Electromagnetic spectrum
Waves
Packets of energy
Energy and mass
Nuclear energy
Fission and fusion
From nothingness to infinity
Measuring energy
Glossary
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0431146470 Pb.
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| 007673 | 333.79/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007784
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Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlack Spine
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Microlife
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Explore details of how micro-organisms cause different diseases, giving examples of how these diseases can be prevented and cured, as well as how the fight against disease is likely to develop in the future.
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Viruses and Vectors
Fighting the Viruses
Immunization
Aids-killer without a cure
Rabies - the fearsome virus
Influenza - the coming epidemic?
Smallpox - a disease defeated
Bacterial and Biofilms
Antibiotics
Tuberculosis - return of a killer
Infectious fungi
Protistan parasites
Malaria - the efficient killer
Malaria - the search for a solution
Helminth horrors
Microbe mutations
Emerging diseases
DNA vaccines - the shape of things to come?
Biological weapons
Glossary
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0431092753 Pb.
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| 008197 | 616.9/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007783
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2000.
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32pYellow Spine
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Smart Science
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Discusses various aspects of forces, including gravity, magnetism, Newton’s laws, inertia, friction, action and reaction, velocity, acceleration, balanced forces, combined forces, elastic energy, and more.
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Forces in action
Forces in motion
Action and reaction
Velocity and acceleration
Forces in balance
Combined forces
Squashing and stretching
Friction
Gravity
Weights and measures
Turning and spinning
Floating and sinking
Pressure
Glossary
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0431037329 Pb.
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008751
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London, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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32pYellow Spine
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Material World
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This series will help readers make sense of materials. Each book looks at physical and chemical changes as well as the properties of the different materials and how this affects their use in technology.
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Making materials
The right materials for the job
Superconductors
Polymers
Alloys
Ceramics
Glass
The chemical industry
Materials and food
Medical materials
Materials on the farm
Materials in space
Materials in the microworld
Glossary
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0431121036 Hb.
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007210
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pBlack Spine
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Energy for life
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Explores the evolution of nuclear energy over the last hundred years and research in new areas such as nuclear fusion. It describes how nuclear power affects people and the environment such as the dangers of radioactive wastes.
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Nuclear power? No thanks?
Inside the atom
Energy from the atom
Neutrons and chain reactions
Unlocking the atom
Uranium mining
Nuclear fuel productin
Inside a nuclear power station
Control and containment
Reactor systems
Fast breeders, fast movers
Spent fuel and reprocessing
Dealing with nuclear waste
Disposal dilemma
Radiation and life
Dosage and damage
Reactor accidents
Chernobyl and beyond
Nuclear future
Nuclear power - nuclear weapons
International Nuclear Event Scale
Chronology
Glossary
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0431146411 Pb.
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008747
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2003.
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48pYellow Spine
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Cells and Life
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Examines how cells work together to form the huge range of plants and fungi around us. Looks at the typical structure of a plant cell, the way in which this differs from an animal cell and shows how plant cells are specialized to carry out specific jobs.
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Different cells for different jobs: plant cells
The plant body: simple tissues, complex tissues, the epidermis
Stems: woody stems
Looking at leaves: food factories, photosynthesis, leaf specialisations
Roots
A new generation: sexual reproduction, flowers, pollination and fertilisation, seeds and germination
Fungi: Spores, more spores and buds, Fungal partnerships
The plant kingdom a summary
Glossary
Further reading
Index
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0431147027 Pb.
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| 009130 | 579.5/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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007222
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Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pRed Spine
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Microlife
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Contains a history of microbiology from the first microscopes to the unravelling of DNA, the scientists and techniques involved. It examines the implications of scientific discoveries for humans and the living world of advances, thereby giving an insight into the development of scientific ideas.
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The Jansens and the compound microscope
Robert Hooke and his small drawings
Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek and his little animals
Edward Jenner and vaccination
Schledien, Schwann and the theory of cells
Louis Pasteur and the germ theory
Pasteur and the end of spontaneous generation
Pasteur and infectious diseases
Ferdinand Cohn and the birth of bacteriology
Joseph Lister and the birth of modern surgery
Robert Koch : Pioneer of microbiology
Paul Ehrlich : 'Prince of Science'
Ehrlich and the magic bullets
Alexander Fleming and antibiotics
Martinus Beijerinck and the discovery of viruses
Wendell Stanley and the crystal invaders
Oswald Avery and the search for heredity
Watson and Crick : Unravelling the helix
Watson and Crick : Molecule model-making
Stanley Prusiner's prisons
Glossary
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043109277X Pb.
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008749
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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32pYellow Spine
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Material World
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Explains that materials are not always found in their most useful state and an exist as compounds, mixtures, solutions or emulsions and describes different separate techniques which include evaporation, distillation, decanting and electrolysis.
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Mixed materials
Compounds and mixtures
Solutions
Suspensions and emulsions
Sieves and filters
Clean water
Evaporation and distillation
Density and decanting
Oil refining
Ores and extraction
Electrolysis
Chromatography
Recycling
Glossary
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0431121028 Hb.
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| 009128 | 530.4/SNE | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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008748
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Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2002.
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32pYellow Spine
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Material World
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This series will help readers make sense of materials. Each book looks at physical and chemical changes as well as the properties of the different materials and how this affects their use in technology.
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What is matter?
Changing states
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Using solids
Using liquids
Using gases
Melting and freezing
Boiling and evaporation
Water
Atoms in motion
The fourth state
Glossary
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0431121001 Hb.
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