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High School Gravity and Running: A High Schooler's Perspective
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High School Fog: How & Why Does It Form & Disappear?
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High School Designing Autos: Physics/Engineering Guide for Beginners
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High School What Causes the Strange Sensation of a Spinning Motor's Force?
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High School How can we produce ultrasound?
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High School If CG removed what will happen?
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High School The cause of Friction between objects
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High School I need a answer from a physics profesor please
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High School How do I tell whether a torque is clockwise or counterclockwise?
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High School Why We Accept Newton's Laws: 2/3 Reasons
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High School Jumping on a Moving Bus: Conservation of Momentum?
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High School Simple Energy-Force-Distance Challenge
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High School Is a Perpetual Motion Machine Possible?
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High School What is the average friction force when a person has a usual 1 km walk
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High School Static versus kinetic friction
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High School Physics of a Vibration Dampener (Tennis shock absorber)
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High School How come projectiles have parabolic path?
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High School Does Gravity mean gravitational force?
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High School Are Vector Components Always on the X-axis and Y-axis?
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High School Parachute Competition: Find the Equation to Win!
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High School What are the basics of mechanical energy?
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High School What is Boil off in Liquid Hydrogen?
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High School Spinning wheels and diamond wire fences
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High School Newtonian Mechanics: Forces & Acceleration Explained
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High School Two objects of different mass fall with gravity - which falls faster?
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High School A rubber ball thrown to a wall
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High School Solving "Sag" Physics for 2D Games
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High School What are some equations for real world physics in video games?
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High School Potential difference across parallel circuits
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High School Kinetic energy 1/2 mv^2 looks similar to E = mc^2
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High School Free Fall Definition: What Is It?
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High School Ideal Gases: What Kind of Work?
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High School Negative or positive of a displacement and velocity
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High School How would you explain conservation of angular momentum to a six year old?
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High School What Are Some Simple Yet Detailed Physics Experiments on Momentum?
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High School Tension is the force exerted by a rope on the body,. .
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High School Speed vs Velocity: What's the Difference?
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High School Inertia is directly proportional to mass
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High School Why is Work Defined as Force X Distance? Explained
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High School Force Definition: What Is Force?
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High School Gravitational force and distance
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High School Solve the Riddle: Juggling Force All
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High School Confused about negative velocities (beginner physics)
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High School Where does a Newton come from?
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High School What factors influence the speed of sound in different mediums?
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High School What Is Galileo's Horse and Rider Experiment?
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High School If I lost 50lbs how much higher could I jump?
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High School Escaping Earth: Is 25,000 mph the Limit?
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High School Understanding the Football Rotation Axis: A Gr. 10 Student's Explanation
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High School How to Design an Egg Crash Landing Device Using Limited Materials
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High School Good video about relative motion
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High School Is this correct? Does we can say the body stops?
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High School What Is a Non-Newtonian Liquid?
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High School Motor run as a circuit element?
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High School How Fast do Human Feet Travel When Passing Each Other?
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High School Water's Property: Droplets Stay Stuck in Inverted Tumbler
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High School Which Voice Reaches Further: Low Bass or High Soprano?
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High School Solving for Center of Mass: Equation and Explanation for 2 and 3 Masses
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High School How does relative motion affect speed calculations?
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High School Why Is My Trebuchet Projectile Velocity Calculation Incorrect?
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High School Applying Physics to Pinball Machines: A Comprehensive Guide
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High School How Can I Understand and Apply G-Forces in Different Situations?
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High School Can you push down more than your weight?
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High School Simple question about projectile motion
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High School Understand Archimedes' Buoyant Force Concept
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High School Paperairplanes and Physics behind it?
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High School Centripetal Force: Explaining Why Satellites Orbit the Earth
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High School Newbie Needs Help: If F=ma, what gives?
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High School Why coefficient of friction is less than 1
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High School THe question in air pressure lesson .
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High School Why Does an Object Far Away Seem Slow?
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High School Speed = Distance / Time. HELP Basic grade school math.
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High School How does water repel for a split sec?
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High School Who Defined Angular Momentum as r x P?
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High School Can Recoil on a Wheel Replicate Regular Guns?
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High School Motion Similar to Popcorn Popping: Explained
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High School Gearing Mechanics: Torque/HP & Gear Ratio Explained
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High School Do They Have a Point? Analyzing Train Deceleration Problem
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High School Moon pull on the earth with one-sixth the force that the earth exerts
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High School What Causes an Object to Float?
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High School As the waves travel through a medium, they lose velocity
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High School Why does hot water visually separate from cold?
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High School Constant water drop rate (via diffusion)?
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High School Potential energy of a shoelace
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High School What Does Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion Mean?
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High School Protecting Eggs with Tape and Balloons: A Scientific Approach
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High School What do 'perfect elastic' and 'perfect inellastic' collision mean?
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High School Crumple Zones & Balloon Compression
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High School Wave Speed on a Spring: Is It True?
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High School Factors affecting the spring constant
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High School Possibly incredibly stupid question about gravity in an aeroplane
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High School Could use help before Sunday the 15th
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High School Building a vandergraph generator
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High School Why gravitational potential energy is negative?
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High School Does increasing mass reduce the bounciness of connected car tires?
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High School Can the formula for G be used to measure gravity using a mass and spring system?
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High School What Causes Whirlpool Formation in Draining Water?
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High School Rotation and Poles: Water Draining Equator - True or Farce?
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High School Tips for preparing for the AP physics C mechanics exam
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High School Volume of Water Displaced by Mass: Does Height Matter?
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