The handy physics answer book

Liu, Charles 1968- (author.).

Summary: "The Handy Physics Answer Book tackles the big issues and concepts, such as gravity, magnetism, sound, and light, and the smaller topics, like why don't birds or squirrels on powerlines get electrocuted, and makes them fun and enlightening for anyone who picks up this book. For everyone who ever wondered about the sources of energy in the United States, the different varieties of light bulbs, or why it is warmer to wear dark-colored clothes than light-colored ones, Handy Physics examines more than 1,000 of the most frequently asked, most interesting, and most unusual questions about physics"--

Record details

ISBN: 9781578596959
ISBN: 1578596955
ISBN: 9781578597178
ISBN: 9781578597352
ISBN: 1578597358
Physical Description: print
x, 404 pages ; illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Detroit : Visible Ink Press, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Physics fundamentals -- Motion and force -- Momentum and energy -- fluids -- Thermodynamics -- Waves -- Light and optics -- Electricity and magnetism -- Atomic and quantum physics -- Physics frontiers.