Energy : physical, environmental, and social impact Upplaga 3

Energy, Third Edition, focuses on energy needs, trends, long-term prospects, and resource supplies, addressing all the various issues involved with energyfrom population, to production, to distribution, to the consequences of the choices made in supplying the energy. Companion Website (CW) http://physics.prenhall.com/aubrecht New to the Third Edition, the CW provides chapter overviews, on-line web destinations, student self-check questions, full chapter references, conversion spreadsheets, and over 145 "Extension" essays on subjects such as: humanity in space the nonexistence of "heat energy" how real power plants operate details of Milankovitch cycles and the effect on climate how hybrid automobiles work and save the environment politics and fossil fuels deregulation in the 21st century how a windmill works fuel from biomass how to save energy while still using appliances