How It Works Book of 101 Amazing Facts You Need To Know 2014

Have you ever wondered why we sneeze? How about how pearls are formed? If you want to know more about the world we live in, you’ve come to the right place. This book contains facts from six subject areas: the environment, technology, science, space, transport and history – and each section is packed with questions and answers that will feed even the hungriest of minds.

Featuring: Environment – Find out why the coast is eroding and how seahorses reproduce. Technology – Learn about fracking and roller coasters. Space – Discover who can lay claim to the moon and what’s inside our Sun. Transport – See what makes planes fly and how it’s possible to drift.

Also inside...

- How does the Arctic Ocean freeze?
- What is coral?
- How was the Giant’s Causeway formed?
- How deep is the deepest cave?
- What causes double rainbows?
- Which animal has the best sight?
- Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?
- Does China own all pandas?
- Can phones work underwater?
- What’s inside a hard drive?
- Can a compass work underground?
- How do homing missiles always stay on target?
- How can cranes get so high?
- How do kettles boil water?
- How does our vision work?
- Why are bubbles spheres?
- How does whiplash affect us?
- Are cell mutations always bad?
- How do painkillers cure headaches?
- How big is the world’s most powerful laser?
- How are rockets launched into space?
- What is an event horizon?
- Is it possible to alter Earth’s orbit?
- Why is Pluto not a planet?
- Why is the surface of Mars red?
- Why does Saturn have rings?
- What happens in an F1 pitstop?
- How do hang gliders fly?
- Why are London buses red?
- How do ships stay level?
- How does a hovercraft hover?
- How do snowmobiles work?
- How were Roman roads built?
- How did T-rex hunt its prey?
- How was Pompeii destroyed?
- Why does the Tower of Pisa lean?
- What caused the Ice Ages?
- Who were the musketeers?

How It Works Book of 101 Amazing Facts You Need To Know 2014
Book Language: English
Pages: 148
File Type: Pdf, epub
File Size: 55.66 MB