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Includes index.
"Energy powers our planet-discover its amazing secrets and its impact on our lives"-cover.
What is energy? -- The Sun -- Earth's energy -- Potential and kinetic energy -- What is photosynthesis? -- Food as energy -- Heat -- Light -- Sound -- Gravitational potential energy -- Chemical energy -- What is electricity? -- Electromagnetism -- Nuclear energy -- Conservation of energy -- A history of energy -- Fossil fuels -- Engines -- Generating electricity -- Using energy in the home -- Storing energy -- Energy for communication -- Wind energy -- Solar energy -- Power of water -- Biopower -- Saving energy -- Future of energy -- Universe of energy -- Global energy -- Web of energy -- Timeline.
Surveys various sources of energy and the ways in which they've been harnessed.
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DK eyewitness books.
PUBLISHED
New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 72 pages ; illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781465451057
SUBJECTS
Power resources.
Force and energy.
Power (Mechanics)