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High School Conservation Laws (Linear & Angulat Momentum)
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High School How to Calculate Catapult Velocity and Maximum Height?
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High School Can sound from any source create thrust?
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High School Distance of travel in circular motion?
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High School Understanding Vector Components: A Simple Concept with Examples
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High School Example Problem Involving Forces
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High School Conceptual Question about Conservation of Momentum
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High School Why don't heavy objects fall more SLOWLY?
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High School Website for obtaining distance travelled by a ball
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High School Sphere spins faster at poles/axis?
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High School Projectile Motion is Symmetric
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High School Relationship between Drag Force and Wind Speed
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High School Motion - zero velocity but still having acceleration
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High School Would different intensities affect the droptime of parachutes?
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High School Constructing an Egg Drop Device with Limited Materials
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High School What weight does our weighing machine show?Is it the mass or weight(mg)?
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High School Relative velocity inside a train
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High School Acceleration vs acceleration due to gravity
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High School Easiest way for two men to lift a pipe
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High School Factors affecting how hard a man has to pull on a pulley
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High School Jump Efficiency TheoryI am young so please no mocking.
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High School Explaining Hookes Law to a GCSE Physics Student
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High School How fast is a character that can move at the Speed of Thought?
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High School Acceleration in function of time and distance
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High School What is the role of mass in understanding inertia and its effect on motion?
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High School Buoyancy force on the partially submerged object
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High School Friction: Equal and Opposite Forces.
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High School What Factors Affect the Value of Spring Constant?
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High School Why Does an Apple Fall to Earth, But Earth Doesn't Fall to the Apple?
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High School Object and Friction on the object
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High School I just dont get the idea on how to do this [projectile motion]
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High School How does a unocycle / single wheel motorcycle work?
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High School Solving Doubts on Rotational Motion
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High School Explanation of Ice Cube in water.
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High School How can pulleys or levers multiply forces?
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High School Conceptual Area Under Velocity-Time graph confusion
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High School Hey im so confused about moment of inertia. ?
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High School Conservation of momentum when bouncing a ball
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High School Perpetual Motion: Can It Be Achieved In Space?
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High School Gravitational Potential energy on an incline
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High School Weight of Neutron & Hydrogen Subscript 2
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High School Forces acting on an object -free body diagrams
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High School Is the acceleration of smaller gears always 4 times greater in a 4:1 gear ratio?
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High School What is the difference between pressure and energy?
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High School Why Does Stopping Distance Increase with Speed?
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High School Wind Turbine generator on a camper
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High School Screws Shaking Loose: Vibrations Explained
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High School Frictional force- sign convention
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High School How Does Temperature Affect the Speed of Sound?
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High School Energy conservation in collisions
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High School Water held in straw by vacuum. Is this possible on grand scale?
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High School The question of circular motion in future
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High School Grav Potential Energy question doesn't make sense
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High School Calculating Distance From a Falling Stone
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High School Confusing Conceptual Question on Newton's Laws of Motion
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High School Completing the circuit in power lines
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High School Water waves and motion of bodies.
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High School Why Does Earth Rotate and What Role Does the Moon Play?
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High School 'Kinetic movement': does that make sense?
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High School Why is is easier to push a heavy load on wheels with a short lever
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High School What causes liquid to rise in a capillary tube?
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High School What happens when net torque is zero?
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High School Work=Force*Stretch: Why is this?
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High School What determines a bullet's grouping?
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High School Direction of displacement,velocity and acceleration in an oscillation
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High School Why is gravitational potential energy relative to the height you set?
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High School Does weight affect speed on a water slide?
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High School Think of a device that can transfer a payload to a tether
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High School Confused with the Archimedes' Principle
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High School Can You Explain the Effects of Tensional Force on Objects?
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High School What is the general formula for gravity acting on an aircraft?
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High School Gyroscopes-Specific Questions by an interested High Schooler
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High School Using a microphone to view sound waves on an oscilloscope
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High School Do Mass and Friction Affect Velocity on an Inclined Plane?
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High School Hi every one, My question is what should be a pressure in a open end
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High School Can You Block Sound Waves Entirely?
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High School How Does a Balloon Experiment Demonstrate Newton's Third Law of Motion?
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High School Weird physics statement in driver safety manual
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High School Solving Mechanics Queries: Q1-Q3
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High School Conceptual Question about Buoyancy
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High School Which Fan Is Best for Vertical Lift in Toy Projects: Axial or Centrifugal?
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High School Why do moving objects stay balanced
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High School What increases when water flows down in a pipe: pressure, speed or both?
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High School Understanding conservation of momentum
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High School Lifting yourself up while seated
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High School Think of an interesting physics problem
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High School Faster the object from a certain height?
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High School Conceptual Question About Simple Motion
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High School Building a Physics Machine: 6 Concepts, 12 Units
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High School Distance travelled by a falling object
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High School How Newton approximated force as change of momentum?
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High School 'speed' of sound vs. 'feel' of sound? (e.g. subwoofer, tree falling, etc.)
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High School When ice melts in a full glass of water, will the water overflow
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High School Understanding Action & Reaction Forces
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High School Explanation of how the ride uses forces and motion.
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High School What are some examples of Newton's third (3rd) law?
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High School If a spinning top is is spinning in place is the spinning top moving?
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High School Riding a bicycle-What happens when u pedal?
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High School Why does the moon orbit the Earth, and not the other way around?
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High School How Do Roller Coasters Use Forces and Motion?
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