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High School Types of Kinetic Energy: Vibrational, Translational & Rotational
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High School Question about Force (I think)
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High School Is Meters per Second Squared a Measure of Velocity Increase?
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High School Does the wall get somewhat warped from me pushing it?
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High School How do you calculate gravitational acceleration with a pendulum?
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High School Calculating gravity - is your down plus or minus?
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High School Static vs. Dynamic Impact: What's the Difference?
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High School Whats going on in this video with the water ?
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High School Can someone explain the physics behind maglev trains?
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High School Non Calc - Potential Energy/Conserv. & Centrepital Acc?
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High School A quick conception question Newtonian physics
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High School Can air humidity(water vapor) fall like rain in a room?
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High School Why does the liquid stay in the straw?
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High School Increase of mass effect on orbit
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High School A helicopter flies off, its propellers rotating. Why doesn't the body
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High School Really simple gravitational question
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High School What the heck is ionized hydrogen?
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High School How can acceleration be perpendicular to velocity at any given time?
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High School Calculating Gravitational Acceleration
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High School Acceleration due to Gravity - Newton's 2nd?
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High School Easy conceptual mechanics question
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High School Why does dipping a stick into water on a balance cause a decrease in weight?
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High School Harnessing Sun's Heat & Light: Energy Conservation
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High School Calculate Force: Meters & Seconds^2
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High School Paper Bridge Project: Design for Holding 20+ lbs with 1 Sheet of Paper
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High School How Is Torque Related to Frictional Force?
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High School How can I create a weighted pulley system that is heavier on the way down?
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High School What does per second per second mean?
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High School Simple explanation - wings in an aeroplane
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High School Why is gravity, on earth, approximatley 9.81 m/s[SUP]2[/SUP].What
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High School Question about potential difference.
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High School Is Bernoulli's Principle Related to Potential Energy and Lifting Water?
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High School Direction of vector displacement
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High School Random questions: explain BB gun bullet dent in (regular) glass?
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High School Pressure/GPM/Diameter Calculations
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High School How to build a powerful single celled battery
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High School Understanding Friction on Slopes: Choosing Between Cos and Sine Components
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High School How many hydrogen atoms are there in a 5 sample of pure hydrogen?
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High School Velocity of Thrown Ball: 2.0m/s - Physics Q&A
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High School Help me build the fastest downhill cart
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High School How to calculate potential energy of water in a tank?
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High School What Happens to Energy When You Throw a Rock?
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High School Would a wind turbine on a moving car generate energy efficiently?
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High School Explaining Bicycle Gear Ratios to Non-Physicists
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High School How Can I Calculate My Target's Distance?
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High School Base Diameter of a standing pole
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High School Calculate Speed & Acceleration for Weights Dropped from 10m
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High School Can Wi-Fi reach a swimmer in a fresh water pool?
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High School How to measure the force of a squeeze
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High School How do you calculate a force of a object that is not accelerating
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High School Can a Spring Be Used for Energy Storage?
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High School Is it possible for electricity to jump a vacuum gap?
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High School Falcons, Planes & Vortices: A 15yr olds Guide
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High School How Can Sound Waves Detect If Cars Exceed Speed Limits?
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High School Is it possible to separate the 3 elements in cloth Carbon,oxygen and Hydrogen
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High School Why do we lean when carrying heavy objects
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High School Strange Observation of Ink in Ball Point Pen
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High School Negative wire when jumping start a car
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High School Help (pic) Force of impact. Launched vs Dropped. Same height.
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High School Why is it that it's the gravitational force that keeps me on the ground?
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High School Classical Physics: Is Research Still Ongoing?
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High School How on earth can a piece of paper stand vertically on a single corner?
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High School Slowly walking in the rain or running fast?
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High School Does Throwing Distance Equal Arm Strength in Football?
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High School Increasing wave speed on a tring
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High School How does a cup move on its own when pouring hot water into it?
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High School Vector Subtraction: S-T Magnitude Explained
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High School Constructing the Perfect Egg Drop Device
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High School Physics Suggestions - Over my user level
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High School What is the physical significance of work?
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High School Hello everyone, first time post here. Before the question, a brief
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High School Could an open window make opening a door easier?
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High School What effect does a nuke have underwater?
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High School Understanding Scalar, Vector and Distance Terms
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High School Newton's 1st Law: Proving Equal Forces Acting on a Box
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High School What would happen inside a spacecraft with no power?
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High School Why does the water level in a glass flask first decrease and then increase?
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High School Lets make something fly How to build a plane
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High School Why Can You Balance a Bicycle in Motion But Not When Stationary?
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High School How do hammer and nails transfer energy?
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High School Motion/Rest: Definition & Explanation
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High School Calculating Force with F=MA: Simple Physics Question
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High School Understanding Equilibrium: Analyzing Two Boxes in Balance
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High School Watch 8th Star Trek Movie - Champagne Bottle Impact
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High School Water pressure in multiple tanks
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High School Explain when will upthrust change?
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High School Opposing forces but opposite travel = no work?
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High School What Are the Key Differences Between 2D and 1D Projectile Motion?
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High School How can Newton's Laws be applied to the motion of a bus and a person on it?
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High School Soap Bubble and surface tension
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High School Here I made a very simple motor
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High School What is easier to measure, angle or velocity?
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High School Variation of gravitation field strength?
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High School Water vapor at approx. 300 degrees Celsius
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High School How do rockets in space works?
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High School Relationship between Newtons 1st and 3rd law
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High School Why can't we feel the acceleration of the earth?
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High School How does the force of wind come from?
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High School Will the weight of jar changed?
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High School Measure Person's Jump Time & Height: Weight, Force & More Tips
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