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Each chapter includes Key Terms | |
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Matching, Multiple-Choice, Fill in the Blank, and Short-Answer Questions | |
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Visual Connection | |
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Applying Your Knowledge | |
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Exercises | |
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Answers to Confidence Exercises | |
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Answers to Questions; and On the Web | |
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Measurement | |
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The Physical Sciences | |
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The Scientific Method and Attitude Highlight: The "Face" on Mars | |
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The Senses | |
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Standard Units and Systems of Units A Spotlight On: Fundamental Quantities | |
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More on the Metric System | |
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Derived Units and Conversion Factors Highlight: Is Unit Conversion Important? | |
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It Sure Is | |
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Significant Figures | |
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Motion | |
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Defining Motion | |
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Speed and Velocity | |
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Acceleration Highlight: Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa | |
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Acceleration in Uniform Circular Motion | |
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Projectile Motion | |
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Force and Motion | |
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Force and Net Force | |
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Newton's First Law of Motion | |
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Newton's Second Law of Motion | |
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Newton's Third Law of Motion | |
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Newton's Law of Gravitation Highlight: The "Fourth Law of Motion": The Automobile Air Bag A Spotlight On | |
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Newton's Laws of Motion Highlight: Some Effects of Apparent Weightlessness on the Human Body | |
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Momentum | |
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Work and Energy | |
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Work | |
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Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy | |
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Conservation of Energy | |
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Power | |
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Forms and Sources of Energy Highlight: Fill It Up...with Hydrogen | |
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Temperature and Heat | |
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Temperature | |
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Heat Highlight: Freezing from the Top Down | |
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Specific Heat and Latent Heat | |
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Heat Transfer | |
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Phases of Matter | |
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The Kinetic Theory of Gases Highlight: Hot Gases: Aerosol Cans and Popcorn | |
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Thermodynamics | |
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Waves | |
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Waves and Energy Propagation | |
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Wave Properties | |
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Electromagnetic Waves | |
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Sound Waves Highlight: Noise Exposure Limit | |
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The Doppler Effect | |
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Standing Waves and Resonance | |
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Optics and Wave Effects | |
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Reflection | |
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Refraction and Dispersion | |
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Spherical Mirrors Highlight: The Rainbow | |
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Dispersion and Internal Reflection | |
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Lenses | |
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Polarization | |
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Diffraction and Interference Highlight: Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs) | |
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Electricity and Magnetism | |
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Electric Charge and Current Highlight: Photocopiers | |
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Voltage and Electrical Power | |
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Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety | |
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Magnetism Highlight: Electrical Safety | |
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Electromagnetism Highlight: Physics "Factinos" | |
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Atomic Physics | |
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Early Concepts of the Atom | |
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The Dual Nature of Light Highlight: Albert Einstein | |
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Bohr Theory of the Hydrogen Atom | |
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Microwave Ovens, X-Rays, and Lasers Highlight: Fluorescence and Phosphorescence | |
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Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle | |
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Matter Waves Highlight: Electron Microscopes | |
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The Electron Cloud Model of the Atom A Spotlight On: The Changing Model of the Atom | |
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Nuclear Physics | |
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Symbols of the Elements | |
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The Atomic Nucleus | |
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Radioactivity and Half-Life A Spotlight On: Atomic Structure Highlight: The Discovery of Radioactivity | |
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Nuclear Reactions | |
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Nuclear Fission | |
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Nuclear Fusion Highlight: The Origins of the Atomic Bomb | |
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Biological Effects of Radiation Highlight: Nuclear Power and Waste Disposal | |
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The Chemical Elements | |
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Classification of Matter Highlight: The Lake Nyos "Monster" | |
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Discovery of the Elements | |
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Occurrence of the Elements | |
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The Periodic Table | |
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Naming Compounds | |
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Groups of Elements A Spotlight On: Naming Compounds | |
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Chemical Bonding | |
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Law of Conservation of Mass Highlight: Lavoisier | |
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The Father of Chemistry | |
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Law of Definite Proportions | |
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Dalton's Atomic Theory | |
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Ionic Bonding | |
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Covalent Bonding | |
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Hydrogen Bonding Highlight: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You! | |
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Chemical Reactions | |
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Balancing Chemical Equations | |
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Energy and Rate of Reaction Highlight: Chemistry "Factinos" | |
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Acids and Bases Highlight: Chemistry and Tooth Enamel | |
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Single-Replacement Reactions | |
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Avogadro's Number A Spotlight On: Reaction Types | |
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Organic Chemistry | |
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Bonding in Organic Compounds | |
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Aromatic Hydrocarbons Highlight: Breakthroughs! | |
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Aliphatic Hydrocarbons | |
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Derivatives of Hydrocarbons | |
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Synthetic Polymers A Spotlight On: Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives Highlight | |
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Stick It to Them! | |
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Place and Time | |
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Cartesian Coordinates | |
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Latitude and Longitude | |
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Time Highlight: The Concept of Time | |
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Determining Latitude and Longitude Highlight: Daylight Saving Time | |
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The Seasons and the Calendar | |
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Precession of the Earth's Axis A Spotlight On: Place and Time | |
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The Solar System | |
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The Solar System: An Overview | |
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The Planet Earth--Third Planet from the Sun | |
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The Terrestrial Planets A Spotlight On: The Terrestrial Planets | |
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The Jovian Planets and Pluto Highlight: Galileo Mission to Jupiter: The Little Spacecraft | |
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That Could A Spotlight On: The Jovian Planets and Pluto | |
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The Origin of the Solar System | |
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Other Planetary Systems | |
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Moons and Other Solar System Objects | |
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Features of the Earth's Moon | |
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Lunar Motional Effects: Phases, Eclipses, and Tides Highlight | |
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Seeing Only One Side of the Moon A Spotlight On: The Moon | |
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Moons of the Terrestrial Planets | |
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Moons of the Jovian Planets and Pluto | |
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Other Solar System Objects: Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets, and Interplanetary Dust Highlight | |
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Risks from Asteroids--The Torino Scale Highlight: Catching a Comet by the Tail | |
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The Universe | |
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The Sun | |
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The Celestial Sphere | |
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Classifying Stars | |
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The Life Cycle of Low-Mass Stars | |
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The Life Cycle of High-Mass Stars | |
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Galaxies | |
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Cosmology Highlight: The Age of the Universe Highlight | |
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Astronomy "Factinos" | |
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The Atmosphere | |
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Composition and Structure | |
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Atmospheric Energy Content Highlight: Blue Skies and Red Sunsets Highlight | |
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The Greenhouse Effect | |
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Atmospheric Measurements and Observations | |
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Air Motion | |
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Clouds A Spotlight On: Cloud Families and Types | |
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Atmospheric Effects | |
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Condensation and Precipitation | |
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Air Masses Highlight: El Ni?o and La Ni?a | |
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Storms Highlight: Wind Chill Temperature Index Highlight: Naming Hurricanes | |
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Atmospheric Pollution | |
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Pollution and Climate Highlight: The Ozone Hole Highlight | |
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Meteorology "Factinos" | |
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Minerals, Rocks, and Igneous Activity | |
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Minerals | |
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Rocks Highlight: Rare Beauties: Gems | |
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Igneous Rocks A Spotlight On: The Rock Cycle | |
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Igneous Activity | |
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Sedimentary Rocks | |
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Metamorphic Rocks | |
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Structural Geology | |
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Continental Draft and Seafloor Spreading | |
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Plate Tectonics Highlight: Tracking Plate Motion | |
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A Spotlight On: Plate Boundaries | |
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Earthquakes and the Earth's Interior Highlight: Earthquake Risk in the Conterminous | |
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United States Highlight: Deadly Tsunamis | |
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Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building | |
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Surface Processes | |
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Weathering | |
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Erosion A Spotlight On: Weathering Highlight | |
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The World's Greatest Flood | |
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Groundwater | |
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Shoreline and Seafloor Topography Highlight: Tube Worms and "Black Smokers" | |
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Geologic Time | |
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Fossils | |
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Relative Geologic Dating | |
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Radiometric Dating Highlight: Geology "Factinos" | |
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The Age of the Earth | |
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The Geologic Time Scale A Spotlight On: The Geologic Time Scale Highlight | |
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The K-T Event: The Disappearance of the Dinosaurs Appendixes | |
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TheSeven Base Units of the International System of Units (SI) | |
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Solving Mathematical Problems in Science | |
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Equation Rearrangement | |
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Analysis of Units | |
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Positiveand Negative Numbers | |
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Powers-of-10 Notation | |
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Significant Figures | |
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Psychometric Tables | |
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Seasonal Star Charts | |