TY - BOOK AU - Padilla, Michael J. AU - Ioannis Miaoulis AU - Martha Cyr TI - Prentice hall science explorer grade 8 SN - 0-13-053480-3 AV - Q 162 P33 2002 PY - 2002/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Prentice-Hall, Inc. KW - SCIENCE N1 - K to 12 Compliant; Includes appendix; Chapter 1 : Chemical interactions. -- Chapter 2 : Exploring properties of materials. -- Chapter 3 : Motion and energy. -- Chapter 4 : Characteristics of waves. -- Chapter 5 : Sound waves. -- Chapter 6 : The electromagnetic spectrum. -- Chapter 7 : Light waves. -- Chapter 8 : Characteristics of the universe. -- Chapter 9 : Plate tectonics. -- Chapter 10 : Minerals. -- Chapter 11 : Rocks. -- Chapter 12 : Land and soil resources. -- Chapter 13 : Air and waves resources. -- Chapter 14 : The oceans. -- Chapter 15 : Climate and climate change. -- Chapter 16 : Genetics: The Science of heredity. -- Chapter 17 : Modern genetics. -- Chapter 18 : Change over time. -- Chapter 19 : Interdependence in living system N2 - [This book offers] a complete list of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) for Grade 6 Science, so that you can know what you are expected to learn ... Sample test items are also provided to show you how these standards might be tested on the Virginia Grade 8 (SOL) Test.-p. VA2 ER -