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DK Earth: Atmosphere

DOES THE ATMOSPHERE REMAIN THE SAME FROM EARTH TO SPACE? WHAT IS ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE? FIVE ATMOSPHERE LAYERSOZONE LAYERFIND OUT MOREMost life on Earth depends on the atmosphere, a bubble of gases…

DK Science & Technology: Changing Materials

HOW DO CHEMICAL REACTIONS CHANGE MATERIALS? RUSTING IRON WHAT MAKES GLUE STICK? HOW DOES HEAT CHANGE MATERIALS? REVERSIBLE CHANGESPERMANENT CHANGESFIND OUT MOREWe can use chemical reactions and…

diesel engine

(Encyclopedia) diesel engine, type of internal-combustion engine invented by the German engineer Rudolf Diesel and patented by him in 1892. Although his engine was designed to use coal dust as fuel,…

ethanol

(Encyclopedia) ethanolethanolĕthˈənōlˌ [key] or ethyl alcohol, CH3CH2OH, a colorless liquid with characteristic odor and taste; commonly called grain alcohol or simply alcohol. Ethanol is used…

skin

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Cross section of skin skin, the flexible tissue (integument) enclosing the body of vertebrate animals. In humans and other mammals, the skin operates a complex organ of…

balloon

(Encyclopedia) balloon, lighter-than-air craft without a propulsion system, lifted by inflation of one or more containers with a gas lighter than air or with heated air. During flight, altitude may…

Florida

Capital: Tallahassee State abbreviation/Postal code: Fla./FL Governor: Rick Scott, R (to Jan. 2019) Lieut. Governor: Carlos López-…