00000cam a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217608500927 Buklod 20080901112939.0 a r |||| u| ta 050516s2006 nyuaf rb |001 0|eng d 0816051941 (acid-free paper) (iLib)UPD-00048495475 DSCI eng QB631.2 E45 2006 Elkins-Tanton, Linda T. The Earth and the moon. New York Chelsea House c2006. xxii, 233 p., 8 p. of plates ill. (some col.) 25 cm. The solar system Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-223) and index. The Earth -- The Earth: fast facts about a planet in orbit -- Fundamental information about the Earth -- The interior of the Earth -- Moment of inertia -- The brittle crust -- The solid but moving mantle -- High-pressure experiments -- Rheology, or how solids can flow -- The solid and liquid cores -- Magnetic field -- Temperatures, pressures, and compositions -- What is pressure? -- The early evolution of the planet Earth -- Elements and isotopes -- The visible planet -- How old is the Earth's surface? -- Surface features -- Determining age from radioactive isotopes -- Volcanism -- Earthquakes -- Atmosphere, surface conditions, and weather -- Life on Earth -- Dr. Sara Seager and the search for extrasolar planets -- The moon -- The moon: fast facts about the Earth's moon in orbit -- Formation of the moon -- Formation and evolution of the moon -- Formation and crystallization of the lunar magma ocean -- Highlands -- The late heavy meteorite bombardment -- Fossa, sulci, and other terms for planetary landforms -- Basins and volcanism -- The moon's interior and surface today -- The interior -- Surface features -- Remote sensing -- The insignificant magnetic fields and atmosphere -- Water on the moon? -- Missions to the moon -- Planned missions -- Conclusions: the known and the unknown -- Appendix 1: units and measurements -- Fundamental units -- Comparisons among Kelvin, Celsius, and Fahrenheit -- Useful measures of distance -- Definitions for electricity and magnetism -- Prefixes -- Appendix 2: light, wavelength, and radiation -- Appendix 3: a list of all known moons. Earth Popular works. Moon Popular works. CS Library FO Paper UPD DSCI QB631.2 E45 2006 Book