Presents the never-ending life cycle of a carbon atom from its birth in a star billions of years ago to the present time where it perhaps is a part of your body.
This book provides information on the different forms of matter--solids, liquids, and gases--and their components, as well as facts about the periodic table and the elements it represents.
Details the structure of atoms and molecules and examines how they combine to create different types of matter. Explains the properties of the periodic table and its importance to everyday life and includes color photographs and a glossary.
Discusses what atoms are, what's inside them, how matter is measured, the difference between liquids, solids and gases, how matter changes state and the water cycle.