Energy from Earth's core : geothermal energy (Next Generation Energy) by Bow, James

Energy from Earth's core : geothermal energy (Next Generation Energy)
by Bow, James

(#0775KWX)

Hardcover (library binding) Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

Price: USD 23.00

Description: 32 pages : color illustrations; 28 cm.
Dewey: 333.8; Audience: Middle School; Reading Level: 6.3

Other available formats

Paperback Crabtree Publishing Company, 2016

USD 7.51

Product Overview
From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.;What is energy? -- What is geothermal energy? -- Geothermal energy is hot! -- Geothermal energy is cool! -- How we harvest the power -- Pros and cons -- Geothermal energy under the sea -- The geothermal country -- The power of the geysers -- Keeping it cool in Toronto -- Geothermal limits -- The challenges ahead -- Power up! "Describes the different forms of geothermal energy, how people are harnessing and using this rich supply, and how it could be an important part of our energy future."--Provided by publisher.

From the Publisher

Beneath Earth's surface is a boundless source of energy--geothermal energy. Heated by our planet's red-hot core, hot water and hot rock below the ground on which we walk already provides energy in many parts of the world, from Alaska to Hawaii. Discover the different forms of geothermal energy, how people are harnessing and using this rich supply, and how it could be an important part of our energy future.

Product Details
  • Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
  • Publication Date: August 22, 2015
  • Format: Hardcover (library binding)
  • Series: Next generation energy
  • Dewey: 333.8
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
  • ISBN-10: 0-7787-1979-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7787-1979-3
  • LCCN: 2015-020967
  • Follett Number: 0775KWX
  • Reading Level: 6.3
  • Audience: Middle School