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.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Physical Science in Depth .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2008 by Capstone Global Library Ltd .