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High School What does the scale reading represent?
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High School Mechanical Advantage Question - Ropes
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High School Archimedes Principle: B = δVg + T
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High School Work & Zero Work in High School Physics Course
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High School History of Uniform Circular Motion
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High School Understanding Energy and Work Done
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High School Does the buoyant force change in different fluids?
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High School Can a Balloon be Filled with Vacuum in a Vacuum?
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High School Kinetic/potential energies for a ball thrown down
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High School Understanding Acceleration in a Ball Thrown Upward
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High School Mastering Circular Motion Analysis: Tips and Examples | Motion Project Report
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High School What equation to use for simple kinetics quesitons?
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High School Does water displacement theory apply to other liquids?
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High School How Is Displacement Derived from Velocity-Time Graphs?
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High School Difference between force and energy.
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High School Why displacement equals (average a) x (t)
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High School Work Origins: Searching for the Proof Behind the Equation
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High School Is Constant Velocity Assumed in Work-Energy Problems?
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High School F=ma, no acceleration with constant velocity?
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High School Direction of frictional force acting on car
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High School Finding Average Velocity of Entire Trip
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High School Ideas for physics car design project?
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High School Cracking an Egg: The 9.81N Mystery
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High School Why is it that object of more mass attains less velocity
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High School Is tension really just a matter of perspective?
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High School Does an object stop when reversing direction?
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High School Newton's Weight on Earth: Reason Explained
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High School Physics of Automobile Drifting Question?
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High School Work Force x Displacement: What Counts?
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High School Change volume and pressure of a given amount of liquid?
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High School Average Velocity vs Instaneous Velocity
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High School We wouldn't exist without hydrogen. Right?
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High School Minimum Speed for the Water to not spill
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High School Speed and relative damage in car crash
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High School Acceleration, and displacement
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High School Is Filling 4 Tube Steel with Concrete a Stronger Option for Sail Shade Supports?
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High School Why stream of water sent in upward direction spread like fountain?
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High School Density question - can a heavy object float in water ?
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High School Question about analyzing forces
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High School If i use a certain amount of energy/work - lets say 0,36 J - to wind
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High School Resistor which reacts to moisture in soil or water.
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High School What is the work and kinetic energy of a ball displaced by gravity?
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High School How do I calculate mass when I have the height and weight?
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High School Which would have greater pressure at the end, an L shape or Y shaped
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High School Why We Measure Acceleration in m/s²
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High School Does size and scale affect speed
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High School What Happens to Water Released in Space?
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High School Distance, velocity & Acceleration
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High School Help with frictional force concept
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High School Is a 40w Bulb Efficient at 120v?
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High School What does torque of 5 kg.cm meant by , for a dc geared motor?
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High School Sound speed = ultrasound speed?
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High School Why Does Distance from a Pivot Point Reduce Effort in Mechanics?
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High School How to Calculate Total Mass of a Person with Additional Gear?
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High School Can You Hear Someone Talking from the Top Floor to the Bottom Floor?
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High School Weight of a body in a water column
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High School F=ma, but Gravity is a Force with no mass?
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High School Does acceleration cause a string to stretch?
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High School What is the cause of upthrust experienced by a body placed in a
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High School Does more energy equate to more force?
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High School Force and Energy(this is really confusing)
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High School Why Didn't the Ship Sink When a 15kg Bird Landed on It?
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High School Cool classical physics proof I came up with today
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High School Brain teaser on inception pressure cookers
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High School Vectors: Reminder of Bare Basics & Vector Forces
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High School Why is Work Defined as Force Times Displacement?
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High School Need a certain pulse-on-string simulator And an oscilloscope too
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High School Projectile Mechanics: 3-D List for Researching
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High School What makes two sounds similar?
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High School Does pressure affect the weight of water?
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High School Understanding the Relationship Between Force, Acceleration, and Momentum
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High School Understanding Newton's Second Law: How kgm/s2 Relates to Force
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High School Mechanical waves compressions and rarefactions
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High School Simple Harmonic Motion: What is Phase Constant?
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High School What is significance of torque
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High School How to calculate theoretical initial velocity?
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High School Converting unidirectional linear motion into rotary motion?
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High School Gravity and Weight: Newton's Second Law
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High School Difference between volume displaced fluid and volume of the object
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High School Help my dad and I settle a argument
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High School What Is the Drag Coefficient of a Missile Compared to a Torpedo?
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High School What is the difference between potential difference and potential?
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High School Why Is Normal Force Less Than mg at the Top of a Hill?
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High School Using Sound for Estimations: Calculating Time and Distance in Relation to Sound
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High School Question about calculating work done
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High School Does Water Reduce the Impact and Heat of Collisions Compared to Air?
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High School Spring Permanent After Cutting: What Happens?
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High School Why is there no SI unit for sound?
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High School Understanding Momentum: Definition, Intuition, and Properties
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High School Immediate Acceleration Possible?
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High School What is the approximate weight of a 20.kg rock
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High School Moment of Inertia Explained: Definition & Examples
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High School Max weight that anyone can lift using over head pulley.
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High School How can I easily derive the kinematic equations for constant acceleration?
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High School Creating Vacuums: Moving Through Any Space?
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High School How does Archimedes' Principle work?
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