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High School Why Does a DC Generator Crank Easily with No Load or Disconnected Wires?
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High School Gas Molecules in Motion: An Exploration of Physics
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High School Will Running Increase Spit-Distance? Experimenting with Physics!
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High School Why is the SI unit for acceleration m/(s^2)?
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High School How Does Gravity Change Inside the Earth's Surface?
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High School How Long Will it Take to Drain a 600 Gallon Tank Down a Hill with a 4 Pipe?
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High School Curious: Car vs Plane - Who Gets There First?
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High School Mass, weight, acceleration, motion
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High School How to Calculate Distance Traveled by a Discus Using Wind Tunnel Data?
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High School Boil Water At Low Temparatures
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High School Objects will travel at a constant speed towards the earth no matter
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High School Master Simple Harmonic Motion: Learn the Basics with Online Tutorials
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High School Can an Infinite Hose Really Stop Water Flow?
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High School Classroom Denomstration of Rotational Kinetic Energy
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High School Answer Buoyancy Q: Air Effect on Scale Reading
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High School Will Both Bags Fill at the Same Rate? Thoughts and Answers Needed
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High School Using the pressure of the water in the sea
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High School Drag coefficient of an object in freefall in air
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High School Determining RMS Velocity: A Simplified Explanation
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High School How is Kinetic Energy Converted into Electrical Energy in Power Plants?
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High School Why does water spin in funnel?
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High School What makes tennis loud popping sound?
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High School Direction of friction in rotation
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High School Centroids of various triangles.
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High School How to Calculate Horizontal Jumping Speed on a Skateboard?
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High School Time taken to reach max/min height
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High School The Curious Behavior of Spinning Tops
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High School What must be present for the propagation of a mechanical wave?
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High School Everyone in the world jumping in place at one time
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High School Why does a ball bounce back when thrown at a wall?
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High School Boyles Law: Pressure, Volume & Units Explained
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High School Direction of friction in rotational motion
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High School Newtonian mechanics and inclined planes
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High School Mousetrap Racer: Maximizing Speed & Minimizing Friction
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High School The Jolt of Acceleration: 1st vs. 5th Gear
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High School Question about Centripetal force
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High School About ideal mechanical advantage for an inclined plane
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High School Formula of Inertia: Learn What It Is and How to Use It
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High School Does a Bird Immediately Fall When It Stops Flapping Its Wings?
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High School Why Do Planets Move - Forces, Orbits and Initial Velocity
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High School Forces in Pulling a Box: What to Expect?
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High School Velocity of a rolling body down an inclined plane
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High School Need help understanding work equations :-)
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High School Calculating clockwise and counterclockwise torque
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High School Does Earth's Rotation Impact Airplane Travel and Space Launches?
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High School Can a Weapon Launched in Front of a Space Shuttle Stop its Forward Momentum?
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High School Coefficient of static friction with cable
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High School Understanding Kinematics: Uniformly Accelerated Motion Equation Explained
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High School Help Understanding Circular Motion
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High School Uniform Circular Motion, Rotational Motion, Torque, and Inertia
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High School Visualizing the Relationship between Force, Mass, and Acceleration
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High School Average net force acting on the performer if his mass is 65kg?
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High School Playing basketball on the moon
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High School How Do You Calculate Net Force with Different Units of Acceleration?
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High School Does static friction cause a car to move forward?
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High School Water pipes and frigid weather
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High School Where Does Absorbed Kinetic Energy Go?
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High School Suction related to opening a door quickly
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High School Is Work in Space Governed by Different Physics Principles?
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High School The exact definition of tension
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High School Can a flying pig float in water like a conical pendulum?
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High School Why Do Objects Move Outward When Driving in a Circle?
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High School Gravity, action and an equal and opposite reaction
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High School Can anyone recommend an acceleration calculator for analyzing body movement?
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High School Centripetal Force: Understanding the Basics
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High School The Science Behind Sucking Water Through a Pipe
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High School How hard something hits the ground
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High School Does Speed Increase for Dropped Objects Based on Height?
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High School Why Does Water Put Out Fire (not Oil Fire)?
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High School Calculating Projectile Distance: Seeking Assistance
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High School What is the role of acceleration in rocket launches?
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High School A: The Concept of Net Work in Physics
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High School What is the exact definition for momentum?
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High School Is Centrifugal Force Real or a Pseudo Force?
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High School Unravelling the Mystery of Work (W = Force X Distance)
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High School Coefficient of friction due to water
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High School Acceleration Due to Gravity Question
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High School Why is displacement used in the formula for velocity instead of distance?
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High School Maximizing Buoyancy: A Study of Aluminum Foil Boats
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High School Why do helicopters use a stabilizer rotor while airplanes with propellers don't?
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High School Designing a Device for Efficient Golf Ball Launching | Physics Project Ideas
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High School What Determines the Stiffness of a Spring?
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High School How to Pull an Object Up Against Earth's Gravity?
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