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"The world is waking up to a new reality: wildfires are now seasonal in California, the Northeast is getting less and less snow each winter, and the ice sheets in the Arctic and Antarctica are melting fast. Heat is the first order threat that drives all other impacts of the climate crisis. And as the temperature rises, it is revealing fault lines in our governments, our politics, our economy, and our values. The basic science is not complicated:...
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"Do koalas run through sprinklers? Do ants sit in front of air conditioners? No! But in ultra-hot weather, animals and humans alike have adopted creative ways to beat the heat. From lizards that dance to keep their feet cool, to elephants that use their ears like fans, this funny and informative book reveals how animals adapt to survive warm weather. Written in question-and-answer format and featuring playful imagery, this summery sequel to Do Frogs...
3) Heating
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Physics essentials volume 065
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In this video lesson, Paul Andersen explains how heating is the transfer of energy (heat) from a warmer object to a cooler object. Heat can be transferred through conduction, convection, and radiation. At the microscopic level, conduction results from the collision of particles and therefore the transfer of kinetic energy.--Publisher.
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Chemistry essentials volume 047
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In this video lesson, Paul Andersen explains how energy can be transferred from warmer objects to colder objects through heat. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance. When two objects are in contact, collisions between the particles will transfer energy from the warmer object in the form of heat.--Publisher.
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What Is Heat? is a question you'll probably be asked by young, inquiring minds. This book introduces readers to the science behind that question, explaining the physics behind the phenomenon through graphs and activities. Easy-to-understand summaries following each chapter highlights the most important points for review.
8) Temperature
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"Discusses heat, temperature, the science behind measuring temperature, and the different devices used to measure temperature"--Provided by publisher.
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Heroes in training volume 5
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The Olympians must face the fierce giant Typhon in order to find magic seeds that will help grow the earth after the terrible drought brought upon the land by Hyperion.
10) Heatwave
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"Sweltering. Sweating. It’s 100 degrees… even in the shade. Games are canceled, temperatures reach record highs. The sun is hot. Finally, a wind picks up. One rain drop. Then another. A downpour. The sun sets and the moon rises, Relief at last. Heatwave is a book that vividly evokes a universal feeling–when the air is so hot and heavy you can barely move, when the sun is so bright your eyes play tricks on you." --publisher's website.
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The questions in this physics review will help you refresh and practice the concepts related to molecular theory of solids, liquids, and gases, temperature, absolute zero, internal energy, specific heat capacity, phase change, latent heat, kelvin and Celsius scales, and sketching and interpreting phase change graphs.
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The questions in this second physics review will continue to help you refresh and practice the concepts related to molecular theory of solids, liquids, and gases, temperature, absolute zero, internal energy, specific heat capacity, phase change, latent heat, kelvin and Celsius scales, and sketching and interpreting phase change graphs.
13) Summer
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"In summer, the burning hot sun hangs in the sky, and animals race to find a spot of shade in the grasslands. They finally find shelter under a tree, but neither the elephant, the rhino, the leopard, nor the fox want to share. It's not until the animals witness a selfless act of love that they realize there may be a way to help each other." --book jacket.
15) How do you do?
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All Water Buffalo and Crane can think about is how hot it is, day after day, until Goat arrives, dancing and leading them on an adventure.
18) Frozen Heat
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Nikki Heat mysteries volume 4
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NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat gets more mystery than she imagined when she arrives at her latest crime scene. The body of an unidentified woman has been found stabbed to death and stuffed inside a suitcase left sitting on a Manhattan street. A startling enough death, but an even bigger shock comes when this new homicide surprisingly connects to the unsolved murder of Detective Heat's own mother. The gruesome killing of this Jane Doe launches...
19) Heat wave
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Nikki Heat mysteries volume 1
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Tough and sexy New York police detective Nikki Heat leads the investigation into the death of a New York real estate tycoon who plunged to his death on a Manhattan sidewalk. She's hit with an unexpected challenge when the commissioner assigns superstar magazine journalist Jameson Rook to ride along with her to research an article on New York's Finest.
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Heidi Heckelbeck volume 29
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"When a heat wave hits Heidi's hometown of Brewster, everyone is feeling fried. The heat forces students to stay in during recess and even causes Miss Perfect, Melanie Maplethorpe, to have some hair-raising troubles. Plus Heidi's swim team the Little Mermaids, needs new equipment, like caps, goggles and noodels. Can Heidi help everyone cool down and raise money for the team? Maybe, with a little splash of magic!" --book jacket
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