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High School Understanding Pressure and Force in Hydraulic Systems
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High School What is the maximum weight a string can hold before breaking?
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High School Graphs of Acceleration: AS Student Physics Question
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High School Why is it easier to throw someone with a judo throw?
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High School Simple harmonic motion vs. harmonic motion
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High School The concept of work and types of energy
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High School Why doesn't a moving bicycle fall?
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High School Could someone explain why work is force times distance?
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High School Why Don't Planets Fall into the Sun?
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High School What is the Energy Efficiency of the Human Body for Weight Loss?
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High School Master Darts in a Moving Elevator to Precision Aim
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High School Instantaneous acceleration/ velocity
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High School Balanced and Unbalanced Forces
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High School Understanding Mass vs Weight - Can I State My Weight in Newtons?
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High School Work on constant-velocity objects
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High School List of all the cross and dot products in physics?
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High School Conservation of Momentum & Quantity of Motion: Examples Needed
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High School Confusing regarding Kinematic Equations
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High School Reproduction of a Police Accident Report Physics 30 Question
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High School Pontoon Pump Forces: Understanding Inertia
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High School How to find vertical distance given speed and time?
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High School Solving 2D Kinematics Problem: Distance OP in m
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High School Physics: 1d Motion-Instantaneous Velocity vs Average.
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High School How much force is on each spring in this device?
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High School Understanding Dimensional Analysis in Basic Linear Motion Formulas
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High School Understanding Basic Mechanics: Solving the Confusion on Force and Speed
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High School Position ~ Time Graph vs Displacement ~ Time Graph
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High School Why do we rotate along with the earth?
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High School Frictionless world - Earth rotation
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High School Boiling water more efficiently
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High School Flywheel Help: Which Will Keep Turning Longest?
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High School I have a question about pulley
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High School How will opening a vacuum box in a vertical water column affect the water level?
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High School Interesting Aerodynamics Research topics
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High School Observation of Effects of a Large Wave
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High School What is the Average Velocity of a Race Car on a Circular Track?
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High School Does a Tube's Length Affect Force at the Same PSI?
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High School Trouble Deriving a Constant Acceleration Formula
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High School Rotating heavy masses x100 of you're own?
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High School Quiet Bernoulli Levitation (Aerodynamic Levitation)
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High School Discover the Position of Planets in Our Solar System Using Math
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High School What is the Coriolis Force and How Does it Affect Driving Direction?
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High School Why do some boats lean into turns?
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High School Will the Helicopter Appear in the Same Position After One Day?
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High School How to figure out the pressure when you pick up a cup upside down in water
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High School Can you have a negative average velocity?
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High School Vacuum needed for coin-feather tube?
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High School Deceleration and Change of Direction
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High School Can Velocity Be Negative When Acceleration Is Positive?
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High School Does Exerting Force on a Stationary Object Require Energy?
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High School Does air friction increase a gunshot bullet's range?
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High School Paper on colleration between air and sound
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High School What Does Rest Mean? | Acceleration Explained
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High School Is Treadmill Running Easier Due to No Air Resistance?
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High School Why the significant water level drop?
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High School Measuring Movement and Distances in Sports: How Does It Work?
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High School Can pressure affect the buoyancy of objects in water or air?
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High School Freezing water of different starting temp.
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High School Does a change in direction always result in acceleration?
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High School How does moving your legs propel you forward in swimming?
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High School How to Calculate the Launch Velocity of a Trebuchet Projectile?
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High School Energy lost in toy due to friction?
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High School Calculating Simple Force | Tips from Experts
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High School When something gets stuck , whats going on?
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High School Why does tap water make sound?
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High School Which Method Best Determines Overall Average Velocity?
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High School Understanding Free Fall: Explained in Simple Terms | K.I.S.I.S."
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High School How Does Thrust Force Function in Propulsion?
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High School Some Weird Questions On Aerodynamics
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High School Lobbing eggs from a 15ish foot balcony without the eggs breaking while on grass?
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High School Projectile Motion - Acceleration and Angles
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High School How Can I Measure the Impact Protection of Running Shoes?
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High School Contradicting conclusions on falling bodies.
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High School Understanding Circular Motion Formula: s=rθ
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High School WHY? is the relationship between speed and time exponential?
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High School Is Time just a quantitative description for fastness or slowness of motion?
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High School The velocity of photon in media
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High School Calculating GPE of a 500lb Weight Lifted 40'
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High School Does stirring water help bring it to boil faster?
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High School Where do 4 principal states of matter work together?
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High School Potential difference on complex circuits
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High School Force on Bottles: Results & Calculations
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High School Why Gold Plating is Done in Mobile SIM cards?
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High School How High Will Water Waves Be When Dropping a 1kg Rock from 2 Meters?
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High School Ok so my teacher has recently covered this chapter, but one of the
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High School Boiling water to save energy, start a low or high gaz setting?
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High School Work done in lifting an object against gravity
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High School Is It Safe to Touch Metal Inside Your Car if a Transmission Line Falls on It?
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High School Does Friction Oppose Motion on an Inclined Surface?
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High School Why do attractive force have a negative sign? like F= -GMm/r^2
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High School Sound/accoustics - guitar string question
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High School Work done on or by any object?
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High School AZING! How does the 3rd law explain the forces acting on a book on a table?
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High School Does static friction always act on objects at rest?
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High School Water that sucks while filling buckets
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High School Force and Acceleration: Necessity of Force for Acceleration
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High School Questions about the amount of force needed to propel 50 pounds 20 feet
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