Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L

Explores the history and formation of fossils, current research relating to fossils, and their importance to the field of paleontology.

Discusses the divisions of time used by geologists to record earth's history and includes information on fossils, radioactive dating, and prehistoric life.

Contains over one thousand questions and answers about math, covering the history of mathematics, math basics, math in science and engineering, and math in the humanities, daily life, and as recreation. Includes equations, photographs, and illustrations.

Describes the formation of different types of mountains and metamorphic rock (rocks that change form in the intense heat and pressure of the Earth's interior) and discusses their impact on their environment.

Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of Zimbabwe, with an emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.

Explains why scientists believe that weather patterns will become stranger and more unpredictable in the future and studies the environmental factors that have caused bizarre weather patterns in the past.

Explains the different techniques scientists use to study the sun.

"From modern-day challenges such as balancing a checkbook, following the stock market, buying a home, and figuring out credit card finance charges to appreciating historical developments by Pythagoras, Archimedes, Newton, and other mathematicians, this resource addresses more than 1,000 questions related to mathematics"--Provided by publisher.

Surveys the history, topography, people, and culture of Zimbabwe, with emphasis on its current economy, industry, and place in the political world.