PHYSICAL SCIENCE

Contents: The scientific method; Science and measurement; The Earth's place in the universe; Cosmology; The electrical nature of matter; the nature of atoms; Motion and force; Work and energy; Heat and temperature; The physical behavior of fluids; Discovering scientific laws; The states of matter; The atmosphere and the weather; Surface waters of the earth; The work of wind and ice; Chemical changes; Oxygen hydrogen and the rate of chemical reactions; Water and solutions; Chemical equilibrium; The periodic classification; Metals and metallurgy; Salt and limestone; Heavy chemicals; Compounds of carbon; Igneous rocks and volcanoes; Weathering and sedimentary rocks; Diastrophysm; Geologic change and time; Wave motion; Sound and acoustics; Light; Electric currents heating and chemical effects; Electricity and magnetism; Radioactivity the transmutation of elements, The nature of scientific reasoning. B&w illustrations. Text in english. === CIENCIAS ===.