ASTROPHYSICS FOR KIDS TABLE OF CONTENTS
-ASTRONOMY-
1 The Sun
Earth Orbits the Sun
Parts of the Sun: Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Photosphere, Chromosphere, Corona, Solar Flares, and Sun Spots
2 The Moon: Moon Cycle
3 The Stars
Nuclear Fusion, Heat, Color, Luminosity, and Size
Constellations: Ursa Major and Minor, Canis Major and Minor, Leo, Orion, Pegasus, Aries
4 Life of a Star: Nebula, Protostar, Supernova, Black holes, Neutron Stars, and White Dwarfs
5 Our Address in the Universe: Solar Systems, Galaxies, and The Planets
6 Comets, Asteroids, Meteoroids, Meteors, and Meteorites
7 Space Missions: Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Space Shuttle, and International Space Station
-PHYSICS-
8 Force: Push or Pull
Contact Forces
Distance Forces
9 Newton’s Laws of Motion
1st Law
2nd Law
3rd Law
10 Potential and Kinetic Energy
11 Six Simple Machines
12 States of Matter
13 Thermodynamics
1st Law of Thermodynamics: Energy, Energy Conversion
2nd Law of Thermodynamics: Entropy, Heat Moves to a Cooler
3rd Law of Thermodynamics: Absolute Zero
14 Transferring Heat: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation
15 Electricity
Measuring Electricity with Ohms, Amps, Volts, and Watts
Circuits, AC/DC, Conductors and Insulator
16 Light
Electromagnetic Spectrum
How Waves Behave: Reflection, Refraction, Scattering and Diffusion
17 Atoms: The Little Galaxies in Everything