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Note: Each chapter concludes with Key Terms, Matching Questions,Multiple-Choice Questions, Fill-in-the-Blank Questions, Short-AnswerQuestions, Visual Connection, Applying Your Knowledge, Important Equation(s),Exercises, Answers to Confidence Exercises, and On the Web. 1. MEASUREMENT.The Physical Sciences. Scientific Investigation. The Senses. Highlight: TheFace on Mars. Standard Units and Systems of Units. A Spotlight On:Fundamental Quantities. More on the Metric System. Derived Units andConversion Factors. Highlight: Is Unit Conversion Important? It Sure Is.Significant Figures. 2. MOTION. Defining Motion. Speed and Velocity.Acceleration. Highlight: Galileo and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Accelerationin Uniform Circular Motion. Projectile Motion. 3. FORCE AND MOTION. Forceand Net Force. Newton's First Law of Motion. Newton's Second Law of Motion.Newton's Third Law of Motion. Newton's Law of Gravitation. Highlight: TheAutomobile and Martian Air Bags. Buoyancy. A Spotlight On: Newton's Laws ofMotion. Momentum. 4. WORK AND ENERGY. Work. Kinetic Energy and PotentialEnergy. Conservation of Energy. Power. Forms of Energy and Consumption.Highlight: Ice That Burns. Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources.Highlight: Hybrids and Hydrogen. 5. TEMPERATURE AND HEAT. Temperature. Heat.Highlight: Freezing from the Top Down and Ice Skating. Specific Heat andLatent Heat. Heat Transfer. Phases of Matter. The Kinetic Theory of Gases.Highlight: Hot Gases: Aerosol Cans and Popcorn. Thermodynamics. 6. WAVES.Waves and Energy Propagation. Wave Properties. Electromagnetic Waves. SoundWaves. Highlight: Noise Exposure Limits. The Doppler Effect. Standing Wavesand Resonance. 7. OPTICS AND WAVE EFFECTS. Reflection. Refraction andDispersion. Highlight: The Rainbow: Dispersion and Internal Reflection.Spherical Mirrors. Lenses. Polarization. Diffraction and Interference.Highlight: Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). 8. ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM.Electric Charge and Electric Force. Current, Voltage, and Electrical Power.Highlight: Photocopiers. Simple Electric Circuits and Electrical Safety.Magnetism. Highlight: Electrical Safety. Highlight: Magnetic North Pole.Electromagnetism. 9. ATOMIC PHYSICS. Early Concepts of the Atom. The DualNature of Light. Highlight: Albert Einstein. Bohr Theory of the HydrogenAtom. Microwave Ovens, X-Rays, and Lasers. Highlight: Fluorescence andPhosphorescence. Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. Matter Waves. Highlight:Electron Microscopes. The Electron Cloud Model of the Atom. A Spotlight On:The Changing Model of the Atom. 10. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. Symbols of the Elements.The Atomic Nucleus. Radioactivity and Half-Life. Highlight: The Discovery ofRadioactivity. Nuclear Reactions. Nuclear Fission. Nuclear Fusion. Highlight:The Origins of the Atomic Bomb. Hazardous Effects of Radiation. Highlight:Nuclear Power and Waste Disposal. 11. THE CHEMICAL ELEMENTS. Classificationof Matter. Discovery of the Elements. Highlight: Berzeliuz (the man), andSelenium and Silicon (the elements). Occurrence of the Elements. The PeriodicTable. Naming Compounds. Groups of Elements. A Spotlight On: NamingCompounds. 12. CHEMICAL BONDING. Law of Conservation of Mass. Highlight:Lavoisier, The Father of Chemistry. Law of Definite Proportions. Dalton'sAtomic Theory. Ionic Bonding. Highlight: Automatic Sunglasses. CovalentBonding. Hydrogen Bonding. 13. CHEMICAL REACTIONS. Balancing ChemicalEquations. Energy and Rate of Reaction. Highlight: The Chemistry of Air Bags.Acids and Bases. Highlight: The Chemistry of Tooth Decay. Single-ReplacementReactions. A Spotlight On: Reaction Types. Avogadro's Number. 14. ORGANICCHEMISTRY. Bonding in Organic Compounds. Aromatic Hydrocarbons. AliphaticHydrocarbons. Highlight: Tanning in the Shade. A Spotlight On: Hydrocarbonsand Their Derivatives. Derivatives of Hydrocarbons. Highlight: VeggieGasoline? Synthetic Polymers. 15. PLACE AND TIME. Cartesian Coordinates.Latitude and Longitude. Highlight: Global Positioning System (GPS). Time.Determining Latitude and Longitude. Highlight: Daylight Saving Time. TheSeasons and the Calendar. Precession of the Earth's Axis. Highlight: A BriefHistory of the Calendar. A Spotlight On: Place and Time. 16. THE SOLARSYSTEM. The Solar System and Planetary Motion. Major Planet Classificationsand Orbits. The Planet Earth - Third Planet from the Sun. The TerrestrialPlanets. The Jovian Planets. A Spotlight On: The Terrestrial Planets.Highlight: Solar System Exploration: Gravity Assists. A Spotlight On: TheJovian Planets. The Dwarf Planets. A Spotlight On: The Dwarf Planets. TheOrigin of the Solar System. Other Planetary Systems. 17. MOONS AND OTHERSOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS. Features of the Earth's Moon. Lunar Motion Effects:Phases, Eclipses, and Tides. Highlight: Seeing Only One Side of the Moon.Moons of the Terrestrial Planets. A Spotlight On: The Earth's Moon. Moons ofthe Jovian Planets. Moons of the Dward Planets. Small Solar System Bodies:Asteroids, Meteoroids, Comets, and Interplanetary Dust. Highlight: Risks fromAsteroids - The Torino Scale. 18. THE UNIVERSE. The Celestial Sphere. TheSun: Our Closest Star. Classifying Stars. Highlight: Determining AstronomicalDistances. The Life Cycle of Low-Mass Stars. The Life Cycle of High-MassStars. Galaxies. Cosmology. Highlight: The Age of the Universe. 19. THEATMOSPHERE. Composition and Structure. Atmospheric Energy Content. Highlight:Blue Skies and Red Sunsets. Highlight: The Greenhouse Effect. AtmosphericMeasurements and Observations. Air Motion. Clouds. A Spotlight On: CloudFamilies and Types. 20. ATMOSPHERIC EFFECTS. Condensation and Precipitation.Air Masses. Storms. Highlight: Wind Chill Temperature Index. AtmosphericPollution. Highlight: Naming Hurricanes and That Was the Year That Was(2005). Climate and Pollution. Highlight: The Ozone Hole and Global Warming.21. STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND PLATE TECTONICS. The Earth's Interior Structure.Continental Drift and Seafloor Spreading. Plate Tectonics. A Spotlight On:Plate Boundaries. Highlight: Crustal Motion on Other Planets and Moons. PlateMotion and Volcanoes. Earthquakes. Highlight: Earthquake Risk in NorthAmerica. Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building. Highlight: DeadlyTsunamis. 22. MINERALS, ROCKS, AND VOLCANOES. Minerals. Rocks. Igneous Rocks.A Spotlight On: The Rock Cycle. Igneous Activity and Volcanoes. Highlight:Making Gold in an Active Volcano. Sedimentary Rocks. Metamorphic Rocks. 23.SURFACE PROCESSES. Weathering. Erosion. A Spotlight On: Weathering.Groundwater. Highlight: Earth's Largest Crystals. Shoreline and SeafloorTopography. Highlight: The Highest Tides in the World. 24. GEOLOGIC TIME.Fossils. Highlight: How Fossils Form. Relative Geologic Time. RadiometricDating. The Age of the Earth. The Geologic Time Scale. A Spotlight On: TheGeologic Time Scale. Highlight: The K-T Event: The Disappearance of theDinosaurs. Appendixes. I.The Seven Base Units of the International System ofUnits (SI). II. Solving Mathematical Problems in Science. III. EquationRearrangement. IV. Analysis of Units. V. Positive and Negative Numbers. VI.Powers-of-10 Notation. VII. Significant Figures. VIII. Psychrometric Tables.IX. Seasonal Star Charts. Glossary. Photo Credits. Index.