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Speed and acceleration / Barbara A. Somervill. |
| Authors: | Somervill, Barbara A. |
| Call number: | j531.112 SOM |
| Publisher: | Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2011. |
| Publication date: | c2011. |
| Subject: |
Speed -- Measurement -- Juvenile literature.
Acceleration (Mechanics) -- Measurement -- Juvenile literature. |
| Series title: |
Heinemann infosearch.
Measure it! |
| Title: | Speed and acceleration / Barbara A. Somervill. |
| Physical description: | 32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents note: | What is motion? -- What is speed? -- What units are used when measuring speed? -- How fast is fast? -- What is acceleration? -- What units are used when measuring acceleration? -- Which horse goes the fastest? -- Answers to "You do the math." |
| Summary note: | Figuring out how far away something is and how long it will take to get there involves understanding speed, acceleration, and distance. Readers get an introduction to these concepts and learn about the units of measure involved. |
| Biography note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781432937645 (hc) 1432937642 (hc) 9781432937706 (pb) 1432937707 (pb) |
| LCCN: | 2009035204 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1280670 |
| Bib No.: | 1280670 |