Visualizing Environmental Science

Indirect Solar Energy 455 © Bettmann/Corbis reservoir behind the dam provides habitat for the worm, which spends part of its lif ...

Nick Wood/Alamy CASE STUDY Green Architecture A recent addition to the Midtown Manhattan skyline represents a new standard in gr ...

456 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources Describe geothermal energy, ground-effect heat pumps, and tidal energy. G eothermal ...

464 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources 2 Indirect Solar Energy 450 Biomass is plant and animal material used as fuel. Biomas ...

Cooling water in To cooling tower Condenser Steam turbine Generator Pump Pump Reinjection well Ground level Deep well to hot wat ...

Sarah Leen/NG Image Collection 12.0–16.0 MJ/m^2 16.1–20.0 MJ/m^2 20.1–24.0 MJ/m^2 0 0 150 300 kilometers 150 300 miles Based on ...

458 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency LEARNING OBJECTIVES Distinguish between ...

466 However, it is much easier to interpret these num- bers when they are arranged into a graph like this (Figure A.1): Introduc ...

Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency 459 Excellent insulation throughout walls, floors, and roof; almost airtight Few o ...

Graphing Appendix 467 Graphing Nuts and Bolts LEARNING OBJECTIVES Define data and variable. Distinguish between independent and ...

460 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources Iain Materton/Alamy generates electricity, and then the steam produced during this pro ...

468 Graphing Appendix that because it is not clear without further explanation, the y-axis title on this graph includes the meas ...

Greg Dale/NG Image Collection Energy Solutions: Conservation and Efficiency 461 EnviroDiscovery Netting the Benefits of Home Ene ...

Graphing Appendix 469 Some bar graphs are constructed so that their bars run horizontally instead of vertically (Figure A.7). No ...

462 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources Some energy-saving improvements, such as thicker wall insulation, are easiest to insta ...

What is the difference between continuous and discrete data? Interpreting and Using Graphs LEARNING OBJECTIVES Explain how gr ...

Nick Wood/Alamy CASE STUDY Green Architecture A recent addition to the Midtown Manhattan skyline represents a new standard in gr ...

Graphing Appendix 471 Year Million metric tons of seafood 0 50 100 150 200 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Aquaculture p ...

464 CHAPTER 18 Renewable Energy Resources 2 Indirect Solar Energy 450 Biomass is plant and animal material used as fuel. Biomas ...

PROCESS DIAGRAM^0 50 100 150 200 300 250 Municipal solid waste (1000 tons) Total yard waste collected Total recyclables collecte ...