Forces and Movement : Making Sense of Science

Riley, Peter

Series: Making Sense of Science
Notes
This book describes weight, gravity, friction and upthrust and how these forces combine to make ships float and planes fly. Discover, too , the revolutionary thinkers from Archimedes to Newton who have helps use make sense of forces.
Contents
Contents : why link force and movement; how are force measured; are mass and weight the same; what is upthrust; why do objects float or sink; what is gravity; gravity in space; balanced forces; the forces of friction; what is air resistance; speed and acceleration; how fast do things fall; are objects lazy; the forces of flight; timeline; glossary; index;
Additional Info
In this series key scientific concepts are explained through observations and experiments, while history panels explore how scientists in the past have established what we know today.
Location edition Bar Code due date
Non-fiction 22258
Dewey:Physical Science
ISBN:9780749680879
pub:2004