The Facts on File Marine Science Handbook (The Facts on File Science Handbooks)

Dive into the fascinating undersea world of marine science. Modeled after other volumes in The Facts On File Science Handbooks series and designed to provide students with quick, direct answers to basic science questions, The Facts On File Marine Science Handbook is the ideal primer for middle and high school students on the subject of marine science. In this one-stop resource, almost 1,500 key terms relating to marine science are presented in a glossary, along with approximately 250 biographies of individuals who have made important contributions to marine science. A useful chronology composed of nearly 200 entries describes significant milestones in the development of marine science from antiquity to the present, and a selection of easy-to-read tables and charts adds a visual component that allows students to see concrete representations of selected concepts presented in the work. This volume includes a preface, introduction, index, and bibliography of titles and web-sites to guide further research as well as an appendix, Prefixes and Suffixes of the Marine Environment. It is becoming increasingly difficult for students to get quick, direct answers to basic science and math questions. With time for researching and writing often tight, students will welcome The Facts On File Science and Math Handbooks, a new reference series covering the subjects of biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, space and astronomy, weather and climate, algebra, calculus, and geometry. Supplemented by a helpful index, this book and the other volumes in The Facts On File Science and Math Handbooks series will enable students to compare information across subject areas, place each subject in context, and underline the close connections among all the sciences. A reference guide to marine science that provides a glossary of key terms, biographies of scientists who have made significant contributions to the field from ancient times to the present, and explanations of core concepts and theories Alphabetically defines marine science terminology, collects brief biographies of noted scientists in the field, and offers a chronology of historical discoveries. Scott Mccutcheon And Bobbi Mccutcheon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 260-261) And Index.