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Physics : investigate the mechanics of nature / Jane Gardner ; illustrated by Samuel Carbaugh.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gardner, Jane, author.
- Series:
- Inquire and investigate.
- Inquire and Investigate
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Physics--Juvenile literature.
- Physics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- White River Junction, Vermont : Nomad Press, 2014.
- Summary:
- Provides an introduction to physics, explaining how skateboarders use force and motion to perform tricks, how gravity determines the path of a baseball throw, and how electricity is used to power toasters and put on rock shows. -- Source other than Library of Congress.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Timeline
- Introduction: What Is Physics?
- Chapter 1: Forces
- Chapter 2: Motion
- Chapter 3: Newton's Laws
- Chapter 4: Gravity
- Chapter 5: Electricity
- Chapter 6: Magnetism
- Chapter 7: Light and Optics
- Chapter 8: Sound
- Glossary
- Resources
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 19, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-61930-229-2
- 1-61930-228-4
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