The biggest monster truck tyres are taller than a whole car.
Each giant wheel can be about 3 metres tall. They help the truck roll right over other cars!
💡 Things With Wheels — Fun Facts
Fun “Did you know?” facts about Things With Wheels — tap through 10 at a time!
People invented the wheel thousands of years ago, long before cars.
At first, wheels helped make pots and carry heavy loads. It is one of the most useful ideas people ever had.
Shopping carts have wheels so they are easy to push around the shop.
The wheels can turn in different directions. That helps you steer the cart around every corner.
Roller skates let you glide along on wheels on your feet.
The wheels roll as you push off the ground. It feels a little like gliding or dancing along the path.
A wheelbarrow has just one wheel to help carry heavy loads.
You lift the two handles and push it along. The single wheel makes heavy dirt or leaves easy to move.
Skateboards have four little wheels underneath a wooden board.
You push with one foot to make it roll. The small wheels let you glide along smooth ground.
Wheels roll round and round so things move without dragging.
A round wheel glides along much more easily than a flat box. That is why wheels are on so many things we use.