This book includes: Energy Mechanics; Conservation of Energy; Heat and Work; Home Energy Conservation and Heat-Transfer Control; Solar Energy: Characteristics and Heating; Energy from Fossil Fuels; Air Pollution and Energy Use;Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, and Waste Heat; Electricity: Circuits and Superconductors; Electromagnetism and the Generation of Electricity; Alectricity from Solar, Wind, and Hydro; The Building Blocks of Matter; Nuclear Power; Effects and Uses of Radiation; Future Energy Alternatives; Biomass; Tapping the Earth's Heat; A National and Personal Commitment.