Energy is the central concept of physics. Unable to be created or destroyed but transformable from one form to another, energy ultimately determines what is and isn't possible in our universe. This book gives readers an appreciation for the limits of energy and the quantities of energy in the world around them. This fascinating book explores the major forms of energy: kinetic, potential, electrical, chemical, thermal, and nuclear.
Energy is the central concept of physics. Unable to be created or destroyed but transformable from one form to another, energy ultimately determines w...
The term motion means a change in the position of a body with respect to time, as measured by a particular observer in a particular frame of reference. Forces and Motion explores these scientific topics and looks at how physics, through simple and general concepts, affects the way people live and how the world around them works.
The term motion means a change in the position of a body with respect to time, as measured by a particular observer in a particular frame of reference...
Provides a look at the solar system and answers questions such as: How large is the universe? Is it infinite or finite? What is its structure? Is it possible to visit other worlds, and if so, what similarities might they bear to our own world?
Provides a look at the solar system and answers questions such as: How large is the universe? Is it infinite or finite? What is its structure? Is it p...
