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Author Kenney, Karen Latchana.

Title Shop tech : the science of cars / by Karen Latchana Kenney.

Imprint Mankato, MN : Compass Point Books/Capstone, c2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PCMS Jumpstart Non-Fiction  629.2 KENNEY    ---  Available
Description 64 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Series Everyday science
Note Includes glossary.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index.
Contents The power under the hood - Goopy, sloppy, and smelly liquids - Furious forces - Emit this--the truth about exhaust - How technology changes everything.
Summary This book describes how the internal combustion engine powers our cars, how carmakers factor in physical forces when they design a car, and how those forces are at work when you take the car for a spin.
Audience 4-8 Medialog, Inc.
880 Lexile.
Study Program Accelerated Reader AR Middle Grades RL 5.9 1.0 quiz: 145335
Subject Automobiles -- Motors.
Internal combustion engines.
ISBN 9780756544874 (lib.)
9780756545062 (pbk.)

 
    
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