How Do You Stop a Moving Train?: A Physics Book About Forces

By Lucy D. Hayes, Madeline J. Hayes and Srimalie Bassani

Have you ever wondered how astronauts float in space or how your pizza gets from your plate to your mouth?

Basic principles of physics are explored through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text in this newest addition to the How Do series.

In How Do You Stop a Moving Train?, readers will learn:

·      The difference between distance and displacement

·      Formulas for measuring distance, speed, and time

·      What acceleration is and how to calculate it

·      How objects move using force and how they stop using friction

·      Gravitational forces and how they are affected by the size of an object

• Language: English
• Publisher: Flowerpot Press
• Release date: Oct 5, 2021
• ISBN: 9781486720842

Lucy D. Hayes

Lucy D. Hayes loves learning. She says she loves to learn about anything, but she especially loves science and math. Having received her bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, she currently works as a high-school physics teacher.

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