How can a car accelerate yet stay at the same speed? What force enables airplanes to fly? Why is it almost impossible to sink in the Dead Sea? This title looks at all the forces that operate in the world, from the simple pushes and pulls exerted by our muscles to the mysterious force of gravity. This book explains how forces such as momentum, friction and pressure affect our lives and presents the laws that describe how forces work.
- ISBN10 1403499314
- ISBN13 9781403499318
- Publish Date 15 October 2007 (first published 27 September 2007)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 20 July 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Heinemann Educational Books
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 64
- Language English