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Energy from fossil fuels / Snedden, Robert 2001  Book
Snedden, Robert Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Energy for life
Summary/Abstract 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.
Contents 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
Standard Number 0431146438 Pb.
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Energy transfer / Snedden, Robert 2001  Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Energy for life
Summary/Abstract 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.
Contents 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
Standard Number 0431146470 Pb.
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Nuclear Energy / Snedden, Robert 2001  Book
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Publication Great Britain, Heinemann Library, 2001.
Description 48pBlack Spine
Series Energy for life
Summary/Abstract 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.
Contents 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
Standard Number 0431146411 Pb.
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