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High School Possible for a body to have zero velocity and non-zero acceleration
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High School Airplane Wings: Questions and Resources
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High School Sound questions about waves (Violin vs Flute at 256-Hz Tone)
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High School Which force stops me falling through my chair?
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High School Why Don't We Get Flung Off the Earth at the Equator?
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High School Me, Thinking About A Jump and A Fall
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High School Determining Car Acceleration from Y & T Values
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High School What is 400 Newtons and How Does it Relate to Everyday Life?
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High School Why do we say motion is relative?
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High School Unit of sound/noise is decibels
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High School Calculate the displacement of 3 different directions and distances?
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High School Estimate Diameter of Moon Using Pencil Measurements
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High School Confusion with horizontal component of PROJECTILE MOTION
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High School Question about kinetic friction force?
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High School Speed of rotation of an audio record or audio tape
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High School Understand Angular Momentum - Help from a Teacher for Eraniamayomii
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High School Why is there a delay in hearing sound after seeing an event?
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High School Rarefaction? How is it formed. Sound (Simple question)
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High School Is holding something in a gravitational field doing work ?
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High School Water Flow Rate From A Tap Attached 2 A Tank
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High School How Kinetic Energy is Absorbed
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High School Frozen Salty Water: What's Really Happening?
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High School Calculating Weight of a Pushup: What You Need to Know
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High School How Many Laws of Motion Did Newton Discover?
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High School Solving Simple Harmonic Motion: Identifying Relevant Parameters
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High School Diverting an Object's Course with Minimal Force: An Easy Question
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High School Help with Mousetrap Car: Learn How to Build and Race!
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High School Weightlessness due to gravitational field
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High School Can a Small Tank Solve the Problem of Fluctuating Water Pressure?
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High School Demystifying Torque: A Visual Guide
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High School Relation between work and change in energy.
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High School Gravity, forces, and feeling your weight
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High School Why do objects fall towards the center of their orbit?
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High School Uncovering the Mystery: How a Wheel and Axle Multiply Force in Simple Machines
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High School Understanding Newton's Third Law of Motion: A Law of Forces Explained
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High School Is There an Equation for the Law of Conservation of Energy?
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High School Why Are Bouncing Balls Spherical for Optimal Performance?
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High School Velocity vs. Time Graph: Analyzing Slope Below X-Axis
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High School Calculating Force and Weight in a Simple Statics Problem
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High School Can a Toilet Plunger Break Glass?
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High School Calculating Force: Help from Applemush
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High School Does an ion carry electricity?
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High School Why does air travel faster over a wing?
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High School Solving Friction Problem: Box on Ground, Force Applied
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High School Best position for a dehumidifying block?
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High School Hammer vs Bullet: Joe's Debate on Energy Delivery
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High School What Are the Everyday Examples of Simple Harmonic Motion?
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High School Examples of resonance of sound in tubes
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High School How Does Newton's Third Law Apply to Forces in an Elevator?
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High School Rigidbody Dynamics Exercises: Find Online
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High School Why Is There a Net Upward Force on Submerged Objects?
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High School Car travelling at constant speed (embarassed to ask)
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High School How do you determine how fast an item sinks in water ?
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High School Calculating the Force and Distance for Lifting a Heavy Object: A Practical Guide
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High School Simple equation to calculate my initial velocity
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High School What is the force keeping a twirling mass from falling due to gravity?
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High School Does Tying a Knot in a Plastic Bag Double its Weight?
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High School Improved Gas Mileage with Increased Tire Pressure?
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High School Hole straight through the Earth?
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High School Exciting Experiments for Linear Momentum Conservation
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High School What are some tips for understanding projectiles in physics?
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High School What is the Measurement of Water Column Pressure?
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High School Projectiles and effects on gravity
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High School Discover the Simple and Elegant Proof of Ac = (V^2)/R | No Calculus Needed!
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High School What is the relationship between density and buoyancy in a liquid?
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High School NET Force on Massless Body: Acceleration & Spring Force
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High School Angular Acceleration vs Tangential Acceleration
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High School Why do you stumble forward when a bus starts moving?
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High School Why does this skyscraper stabilizing ball work?
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High School Grade 10 physics reviewer questions (QUICK)
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High School What speed will an object fall?
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High School The Science Behind Why Water Freezes When Shaken
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High School What is the alternate formula for finding friction coefficient on a ramp?
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High School Friction between bodies in motion
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High School Which is Better for Mechanics: mg or W (Weight)?
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High School Accelerating car and the person driving it
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High School Tangential Acceleration of uniform motion
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High School Can someone explain this? (water)
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High School Understanding Freebody Diagrams: Solving for Forces & Direction | Quick Help
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High School Calculate the pressure that a certain amount of water applies
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High School Calculating Deceleration Rate of a Car
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High School Crumple Zones & Car Safety: How F=ma Applies
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High School Speed of sound versus frequency
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High School What does sound sound like in a box in space?
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High School Ions in water - what does ppM actually mean?
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High School Calculating Brain Power Needed for Lifting Mass
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High School Trebuchet Projectile Physics - Height Formula
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High School Measuring Potential Differences in a circuit
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High School Can all Earth sounds be heard if amplified enough?
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