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High School Human Weight, Work and Gravity
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High School Find Force Req'd to Move Object: Weight & Calc Mu=F/Normal Reaction
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High School Speed of Sound Wave: Car Moving 50m/s
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High School Force & Tension: Does Length Matter?
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High School Pressure & Area: Understanding Cars' Behavior
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High School Uncovering the Truth: Why Does Water Become Vapor in Cold Air?
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High School Which parameters affect about friction? and why?
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High School How far would a helium balloon rise if it never burst
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High School Mass vs Compression: How Do They Exert Pressure?
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High School What causes attractions between masses
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High School Help understanding how a siphon works?
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High School Friction as a reduction of power
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High School What is Gravitational field strength exactly
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High School Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation: FG= Fg=Gm/r2
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High School Can someone explain this to me.
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High School Are there theories for the different sound in different volume of beaker?
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High School Understanding the Speed of Bullet and Bomb Blasts
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High School How Does Drop Height Affect Glass Shattering?
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High School Maintaining Submerged Objects: Understanding Density and Height
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High School What is the solution to this basic surface tension problem?
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High School What Causes Drag in the Low Pressure Zone Behind a Car?
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High School Where do I find information about gyroscopes?
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High School Simply Supported Beam Q: Is It Possible?
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High School Constant speed and acceleration.
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High School Is Rotational Motion Possible in a Straight Line?
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High School Mechanical Energy: Where Does It Go?
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High School Egg Safety Vehicle (Egg Drop Project in a car)
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High School What is the direction of friction when a spool of wire is rolling on the ground?
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High School What is a pressure reservoir? And how does it work?
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High School Is This Scenario Demonstrating Newton's Third Law of Motion?
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High School Determining whether an external battery can deliver enough power
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High School Capillarity is a phenomenon only in water
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High School Calculate Acceleration in g's from m/s²
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High School Comparing Constant Velocity and Accelerated Motion
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High School Does Dropping a Ball from Different Heights Affect Force or Work?
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High School How much discrepency would I get if I used acceleration due to gravity?
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High School What variables do I need to consider for my projectile motion project?
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High School Did You Apply Force to a Stationary Wall?
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High School What is the impact force of a falling object?
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High School Soap Bubble Pressure: Why Does It Decrease?
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High School Can You Substitute a Different Power Source for a 9VAC 1.3A?
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High School Zero Gravity: Is Bouyant Force Affected in Space?
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High School How do you measure lift in a low-speed wind tunnel?
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High School Forces, vectors and straight lines
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High School Calculating Time for a Mass Hitting a Spring
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High School Does Earth's Rotation Create Gravity?
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High School A question about energy conservation
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High School Linear Speed at South Pole Antarctica
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High School Does carbonation cause straws to float in water?
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High School Formula for find the mass of an object?
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High School Resonance of Water: Is Frequency the Same Everywhere?
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High School Potential energy and separation graph
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High School Buoyancy in Air-Filled & Vacuum Bottles: What's the Difference?
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High School Create an object that will accelerate down a ramp
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High School Signal Generator: Frequency Calculation Help Needed
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High School Is there a formula for calculating SPL?
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High School How Does Applying 1 Newton of Force Affect an Object's Motion?
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High School Can We Define Acceleration for Speed Using Average Acceleration Formula?
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High School What Force Allows a Balloon to Float in the Air?
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High School Find out how a nuclear plant works
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High School Understanding Friction on a Car
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High School Speed vs Acceleration: Can An Object Do Both?
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High School I'm wondering about the theory behind pulley systems
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High School Why Does a Ball Spin When Thrown?
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High School Why do simple balances always come to rest in a horizontal position ?
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High School Centripetal Force: What Causes It?
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High School Vito"Do Balls Rolling Uphill Stop at the Same Point? - MarkoDeVito
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High School Does Potential Energy = 0 at Earth Centre?
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High School What Factors Influence the Spring Constant of a Rubber Band?
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High School When the snow started falling, the boys noticed
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High School Basic questions about hydrogen and hydrogen gas
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High School Propulsion mechanism of a ferris wheel
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High School A boy is sitting on a sled that is 100kg. If you pull the sled
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High School Does gravity stop accelerating objects once they are in contact with
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High School Tension on a rope is being pulled by two kids
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High School How to find braking force of a car
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High School When a ball rolls down an inclined plane , it gains speed because of
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High School What is the formula for calculating the weight of a plane in level flight?
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High School Does Lunar Gravity Affect Lake Water Levels?
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High School Very simple question regarding work and energy transfer
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High School Thrown vs Dropped Objects: Explained
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High School Instantaneous and average speed
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High School Newtons vs. Pounds: Why Do We Use Them?
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High School Balloon Elevation: Will Wind Affect Their Flight Time?
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High School One Rupee Mystery: Why Does the Coin Fall and Card Move?
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High School Hear sonic booms by slowing down?
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High School Average and constant acceleration
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High School What stops the heavier object from falling down?
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High School Parallelogram method to calculate the resultant force
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High School Why are properties of water so convenient?
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High School Center of mass without calculus has basically only 1 formula?
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High School Surface Tension of Water: The Effects of Syrup on Surface Tension
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High School I would like to start a discussion involving how sound works.
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High School Why waters wave become round when we throw anything in the water?
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High School What Happens to Water Level When Ice Melts in a Beaker?
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High School What happens to burned up hydrogen?
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High School How to find acceleration without mass?
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High School How it Feels to Fall through the Earth
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High School How to Calculate the Gravitational Force of a 3.66g Marble
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