Conquering the sky the secret flight of the wright brothers by Tise, Larry E.

How science works by Harvey, Derek, Jackson, Tom 1972-, Smith, Ginny, Sturgeon, Alison, Woodward, John 1954-

Table of Contents: “…-- Spaceflight -- Living in space -- Traveling to other worlds -- Earth -- Inside Earth -- Plate tectonics -- Earthquakes -- Volcanoes -- The rock cycle -- Oceans -- Earth's atmosphere -- How weather works -- Extreme weather -- Climate and the seasons -- The water cycle -- The greenhouse effect -- Climate change…”

Essentials of oceanography by Garrison, Tom 1942-

Table of Contents: “…Effect Influences the Movement of Air in Atmospheric Circulation Cells -- Three Atmospheric Circulation Cells Circulate in Each Hemisphere -- 7.5.Atmospheric Circulation Generates Large-Scale Surface Wind Patterns -- Monsoons Are Wind Patterns That Change with the Seasons -- El Nino, La Nina -- 7.6.Storms Are Variations in Large-Scale Atmospheric Circulation -- Storms Form within or between Air Masses -- Extratropical Cyclones Form between Two Air Masses -- Tropical Cyclones Form in One Air Mass -- 7.7.Katrina and Sandy -- Spotlight Figure 7.24 Comparing Hurricane Katrina and Superstorm Sandy -- Questions from Students -- Terms and Concepts to Remember -- Chapter in Perspective -- Study Questions -- Global Environment Watch -- 8.Ocean Circulation -- 8.1.Mass Flow of Ocean Water Is Driven by Wind and Gravity -- 8.2.Surface Currents Are Driven by the Winds -- Surface Currents Flow around the Periphery of Ocean Basins -- Seawater Flows in Six Great Surface Circuits -- Boundary Currents Have Different Characteristics -- A Final Word on Gyres -- 8.3.Surface Currents Affect Weather and Climate -- 8.4.Wind Can Cause Vertical Movement of Ocean Water -- Nutrient-Rich Water Rises Near the Equator -- Wind Can Induce Upwelling Near Coasts -- Wind Can Also Induce Coastal Downwelling -- 8.5.El Nino and La Nina Are Exceptions to Normal Wind and Current Flow -- 8.6.Thermohaline Circulation Affects All the Ocean's Water -- Water Masses Have Distinct, Often Unique Characteristics…”

Masterplots II.

Table of Contents: “…Taylor -- Roots / Alex Haley -- Runner Mack / Barry Beckham -- Running a thousand miles for freedom / William Craft and Ellen Craft -- Sally Hemings / Barbara Chase-Riboud -- The salt eaters / Toni Cade Bambara -- Sarah Phillips / Andrea Lee -- Scenes from a sistah / Lolita Files -- Season of adventure / George Lamming -- Seduction by light / Al Young -- Seraph on the Suwanee / Zora Neale Hurston -- Seven guitars / August Wilson -- The shadow bride / Roy A. …”
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