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High School Are work and moment the same thing? They both have the same units
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High School Relative Velocity: How Does a Housefly Move?
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High School Why Can't We Hear Explosions from the Sun in Outer Space?
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High School Difference between torque and moment
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High School Motion conceptual evaluation graphs
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High School Newton's 1st law - pulling force
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High School Weighing fluids with immersed objects
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High School Why Don't We Land at the Other End When Jumping on a Train or Subway?
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High School Weighing an Object in Water: Does the Bouyant Force Matter?
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High School Does a bullet fired with a clockwise spin travel faster or slower
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High School The Fascinating Possibility of Reversed Earth Rotation
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High School Why Does a Balance Regain its Equilibrium Position?
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High School Is My Physics Teacher Wrong About Teaching Force?
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High School Mass and weight, kg and Newtons
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High School Why does the right hand rule works?
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High School How Do You Determine Acceleration from a Velocity vs Time Graph?
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High School In trusses, does the number of screws on a joint matter?
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High School What is the difference between Mechanics and Classical Mechanics?
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High School Disk brakes along the rim of the wheel?
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High School Is it possible to move without friction in space?
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High School What is the best place to put your hands on a steering wheel?
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High School How to Calculate Weight and Force in Physics: Astronaut Case Study
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High School Perpetual Motion Machine Question
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High School Calculating Force of Drag on Paper Helicopters
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High School Is the acceleration due to gravity positive or negative
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High School Why Does Water Circle a Sink Hole?
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High School Atmospheric pressure is always exert on downward direction?
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High School An flying object needs lift,but this lift is like buoyant force in air?
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High School What happen to the kinetic and potential energy during the boiling and melting?
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High School Why speed is required to stay in air?
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High School Egg drop with two straws and 3 sheets of paper
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High School Is Normal Force Relevant in Frictionless Scenarios?
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High School How can I tell if a given car can go from 0 to x MPH over a distance of d feet?
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High School Something strange about new york city subways
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High School What Will Happen to a Fan in Space?
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High School Does something weigh less 1km under the ground?
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High School What is the concept of work in physical science?
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High School Where does the energy come from to support things?
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High School Unexpected change in potential difference across a parallel circuit
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High School What's going on when the pendulum swings?
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High School Can a 1/60th Scale Model Locomotive Truly Mimic the Original's Performance?
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High School Dual Power Supply: Why Use +12/-12V?
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High School Is tilting your head back linear acceleraton? Super quick question
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High School Calculating Work done with Archimedes' Wheel for 6-9 Year Olds
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High School Need to demonstrate 44 Newtons of force
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High School How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant (N/m) from a Given Load?
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High School Calculating Gear Ratios for a Bicycle
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High School How many litres of air do I need for a raft in a Daft Raft Race?
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High School Why Does Water Soak Through Mugs?
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High School What Factors Affect the Bouncing of Balls on Different Surfaces?
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High School How Did Newton Find Acceleration due to Gravity? (If he had, indeed)
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High School Got caught at 150, cop put 110++ with the mnath HELPPPP
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High School Question regarding bullets vs. car
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High School Is the Formula P = Depth * 0.1 Accurate for Determining Water Pressure
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High School The affect gravity has on a bullet
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High School How come you have more stability riding a bike than standing still with a bike?
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High School Discussing Push vs Pull with My Boss
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High School Definition of elastic collision
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High School What Factors Affect Toboggan Speed?
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High School Origins of Coefficient of Friction and Normal Force
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High School Whats is the different between kienetic energy and momentum
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High School What is the difference between conserved momentum and potential energy?
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High School Is Time's Speed Constant for Everyone?
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High School Centripetal force in a semicircle
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High School Marble experiment (referring to momentum)?
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High School Normal Force: Mass on a Surface
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High School Relationship between acceleration and distance
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High School Sound waves speed and intensity on wood,metal and cement
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High School Can Pressure Be Less Than 1 atm in a Grounded Container on Earth?
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High School How fundamental is Law of Conservation of Energy?
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High School How is the force to move an object on a flat service calculated?
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High School Build a Vortex Air Ring Shooter with 32 Gallon Bin
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High School Punch, kicks, collisions in athletic contests
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High School Catapulting & Trebuchet Physics: A Beginner's Guide
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High School Friction depends upon area or not?
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High School What is the Concept of Centrifugal Force and Who Introduced it?
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High School Explanation to some observations
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High School Faster fluids have a lower pressure?
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High School The formula for force, for something deceleration.
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High School Will heating a closed tank of water cause bubbles to form?
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High School Have you ever wondered about the physics of hydroplaning?
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High School Why Does a Nickel Transfer Kinetic Energy Differently to a Penny Than to a Wall?
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High School Added force in a line of people pushing
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High School Calculate the speed of other car
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High School Question about squaring velocity
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High School Speed of waves in different media.
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High School Understanding Water Vapors and Their Temperature in Air
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High School Calculating Force Needed to Push 40in PVC Pipe Over
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High School Something wrong with the equations of work
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High School What is the formula for final velocity that has time in it?
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High School Can Physics Explain the Secrets Behind Card Magic Tricks?
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High School Frictional Force: Reaction Force & Turning Cars
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High School Calculating Force of a Free Falling Weight: 500 lb Steel Ball
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High School How do you derive this formula?
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High School How does a rocket launch straight up?
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High School Self-Spinning Seat Solution for Remigiusz
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High School Which Distance is Correct for a Free Falling Object?
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High School Is this the correct way to find power?
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High School What is the difference between Potential and Potential energy?
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High School Throwing a Baseball to Break the Sound Barrier?
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