Robert Gardner ; [illustration credits, Tom LaBaff].
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Berkeley Heights, NJ :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Enslow Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
48 p. :
Other Physical Details
col. ill. ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Sensational science experiments
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Speedometer readings -- An odometer and a clock -- Walking speeds -- Running speeds -- Animals : fast and slow -- Wind speeds by observation -- Wind speeds by meter -- Wind direction and velocity -- The speed of falling leaves -- Speed and parachutes -- Growth speed -- How fast do your fingernails grow? -- How fast do you read? -- Speed of melting -- Speed of dissolving -- Speed while falling -- Speed of a chemical reaction.