Title:
Math in the asteroid belt / Mark A. Harasymiw.
ISBN:
9781482449372
9781482449310
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Gareth Stevens Publishing, [2017]
Physical Description:
24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23cm.
Contents:
Mission to the asteroid belt -- Not quite planets -- Pieces of a planet -- How large? -- Ceres: first and biggest -- Vesta: meteorite maker -- Types of asteroids -- What they're made of -- Danger to Earth?
Summary:
"The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter is an intriguing area of our solar system. Scientists have counted over 670,000 known asteroids there, but there could be millions more not yet found. Readers will discover much more about the asteroid belt in this high-interest book, which blends science and math. Theyll read about several topics, such as space missions to the asteroid belt and the difference between an asteroid and a planet, and solve associated math problems" --Amazon.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 5.3 0.5 184710.
Series Title:
Series Sequence:
OCLC Number:
ocn933765655
Availability:
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