Prentice Hall Exploring Physical Science, 1999,9780134358734

Prentice Hall Exploring Physical Science, 1999

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Edition: 3rd
ISBN13: 9780134358734
ISBN10: 0134358732
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1999-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson Prentice Hall
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Table of Contents

UNIT ONE: Matter Building Block of the Universe 2(170)
Exploring Physical Science
4(34)
Science---Not Just for Scientists
6(5)
The Scientific Method---A Way of Problem Solving
11(9)
The Metric System
20(6)
Tools of Measurement
26(5)
Safety in Science Laboratory
31(7)
General Properties of Matter
38(22)
Matter
40(2)
Mass and Weight
42(6)
Volume and Density
48(12)
Physical and Chemical Changes
60(24)
Phases of Matter
62(7)
Phase Changes
69(6)
Chemical Properties and Changes
75(9)
Mixtures, Elements, and Compounds
84(26)
Classes of Matter
86(2)
Mixtures
88(8)
Elements
96(3)
Compounds
99(11)
Atoms: Building Blocks of Matter
110(24)
An Atomic Model of Matter
112(8)
Structure of the Atom
120(7)
Forces Within the Atom
127(7)
Classification of Elements: The Periodic Table
134(36)
Arranging the Elements
136(4)
Design of the Periodic Table
140(10)
Chemical Families
150(9)
Periodic Properties of the Elements
159(11)
Helping Others Through Science
168(2)
Shirley Ann Jackson
UNIT TWO: Chemistry of Matter 170(126)
Atoms and Bonding
172(26)
What Is Chemical Bonding?
174(4)
Ionic Bonds
178(4)
Covalent Bonds
182(6)
Matellic Bonds
188(2)
Predicting Types of Bonds
190(8)
Chemical Reactions
198(26)
Nature of Chemical Reactions
200(4)
Chemical Equations
204(4)
Types of Chemical Reactions
208(4)
Energy of Chemical Reactions
212(3)
Rates of Chemical Reactions
215(9)
Families of Chemical Compounds
224(26)
Acids and Bases
226(4)
Acids and Bases in Solution: Salts
230(2)
Carbon and Its Compounds
232(5)
Hydrocarbons
237(4)
Substituted Hydrocarbons
241(9)
Petrochemical Technology
250(14)
What is Petroleum?
252(3)
Petrochemical Products
255(9)
Radioactive Elements
264(32)
Radioactivity
266(4)
Nuclear Reactions
270(10)
Harnessing the Nucleus
280(5)
Detecting and Using Radioactivity
285(11)
New Adventures in Chemistry
294(2)
Carbon Balls
UNIT THREE: Motion, Forces, and Energy 296(124)
What is Motion?
298(24)
Frames of Reference
300(2)
Measuring Motion
302(7)
Changes in Velocity
309(4)
Momentum
313(9)
The Nature of Forces
322(26)
What Is Force?
324(2)
Friction: A Force Opposing Motion
326(3)
Newton's Laws of Motion
329(6)
Gravity
335(13)
Forces in Fluids
348(22)
Fluid Pressure
350(3)
Hydraulic Devices
353(3)
Pressure and Gravity
356(2)
Buoyancy
358(4)
Fluids in Motion
362(8)
Work, Power, and Simple Machines
370(24)
What is Means to Do Work
372(2)
Power
374(3)
Machines
377(3)
Simple and Compound Machines
380(14)
Energy: Forms and Changes
394(26)
Nature of Energy
396(3)
Kinetic and Potential Energy
399(5)
Energy Conversions
404(3)
Conservation of Energy
407(2)
Physics and Energy
409(11)
Challenger in Space
418(2)
Guion Bluford
UNIT FOUR: Heat Energy 420(58)
What is Heat?
422(30)
Heat: A Form of Energy
424(7)
Temperature and Heat
431(4)
Measuring Heat
435(4)
Heat and Phase Changes
439(4)
Thermal Expansion
443(9)
Uses of Heat
452(26)
Heating Systems
454(7)
Insulation
461(2)
Cooling Systems
463(3)
Heat Engines
466(4)
Thermal Pollution
470(8)
She Does Dirty Work for Cleaner Coal
476(2)
Jenefir Isbister
UNIT FIVE: Electricity and Magnetism 478(106)
Electric Charges and Currents
480(34)
Electric Charge
482(3)
Static Electricity
485(7)
The flow of Electricity
492(9)
Electric Circuits
501(4)
Electric Power
505(9)
Magnetism
514(20)
The Nature of Magnets
516(6)
The Earth As a Magnet
522(4)
Magnetism in Action
526(8)
Electromagnetism
534(22)
Magnetism From Electricity
536(6)
Electricity From Magnetism
542(14)
Electronics and Computers
556(28)
Electronic Devices
558(7)
Transmitting Sound
565(4)
Transmitting Pictures
569(3)
Computers
572(12)
The Search for Superconductors
582(2)
UNIT SIX: Sound and Light 584(210)
Characteristics of Waves
586(26)
Nature of Waves
588(3)
Characteristics of Waves
591(3)
Types of Waves
594(4)
Speed of Waves
598(2)
Interactions of Waves
600(12)
Sound and Its Uses
612(28)
What Is Sound?
614(4)
Properties of Sound
618(5)
Interactions of Sound Waves
623(3)
Quality and Sound
626(4)
Applications of Sound
630(3)
How You Hear
633(7)
Light and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
640(26)
Electromagnetic Waves
642(4)
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
646(10)
Visible Light
656(2)
Wave or Particle?
658(8)
Light and Its Uses
666(128)
Ray Model of Light
668(1)
Reflection of Light
669(6)
Refraction of Light
675(5)
Color
680(5)
How Your See
685(4)
Optical Instruments
689(3)
Lasers
692(14)
An Artist's Adventure
704(2)
Allan Houser
Reference Section
For Further Reading
706(76)
Appendix A: The Metric System
782(1)
Appendix B: Laboratory Balances
783(2)
Appendix C: Science Safety Rules
785(2)
Appendix D: Mathematics Refresher
787(3)
Appendix E: Important Formulas
790(1)
Appendix F: The Chemical Elements
791(1)
Appendix G: Periodic Table
792(2)
Glossary 794(11)
Index 805

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