What About... Science & Technology? Book

The Basics of Matter 8

What are substances made off?

Are atoms the smallest og matter?

What are quarks?

What holds the parts of an atom together?

Are all atoms the same?

Chemicals and Compounds 10

Do atoms join together/

Are atoms ever alone?

How else do atoms join?

what is a compound?

How many atoms are in a compound?

Structures and Materials 12

How is a material's strength measured?

What are other features of materials?

What are nature materials?

What material is most commonly used?

Is a tin can really made of tin?

Energy and Work 14

Where is energy?

can energy be made or destroyed?

What happens in an energy chain?

Can energy be created from atoms?

What is nuclear energy?

Electricity and Power 16

What is electricity|?

Do all substances carry electricity?

How do batteries work?

What happens inside a Power Plant?

What are DC and AC?

Magnetism 18

What is a magnet?

How is magnetism made?

Which substances are made?

Can magnets be switched on and off?

Are magnets common?

How does an electric motor work?

The Electronic Age 20

How do electronic devices work?

Do electronic devices use much electricity?

What are ICs?

What is a microchip?

What are CPUs?

Rays and Radiation 22

What is radiation?

Can radiation be emitted as particles, not waves?

Is "radioactivity" radiation?

How fast does radiation travel?

Is radiation harmful?

Light and Lasers 24

What is Light?

Is light always in the form of waves?

Why are there different colors of light?

Does light always travel in straight lines?

How fast is light?

Sound 26

What is sound?

Can we see sounds?

Can we hear all sounds?

How fast doessound travel?

Can sound reflect, like light?

Force, Motion, and Machines 28

What is a force?

Do atoms move?

Are there differnt kinds of motion?

What is a machine?

Do machine give us extra energy?

Time and Space 30

When did people start measuring time?

When were clocks first developed?

Could time stand still?

Is it the same time everywhere in the world?

Are time and space linked?

Transport and Communication 32

Is the world really"shrinking"?

Will travel times continue to shorten?

What is a comsat?

What are the fastest forms of transport?

Which form of travel is most luxurious?

Will we have personal jump-jets or helicopters?

Technology Today and Tomorrow 34

How do CDs and DVD store information?

Which labor-saving devices are most popular?

Can cell phones get much smaller?

Does medicine benefit from technology?

How fast does technology become out-of-date?

Quiz Time 36-37

Index 38-40