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High School How Do Sound Waves Travel Through Different Mediums?
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High School Can Power of a Number Indicates Dimensions ?
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High School Power vs Energy: What's the Difference?
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High School Force times distance (if the force is constant)
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High School Cut a ball of mercury with a knife it forms into other balls
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High School Can Sound Waves Break Glasses? All About Sound Waves
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High School I used to run track and had a teammate that ran virtually identical
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High School Need The sum of time to calculate speed
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High School A bowling ball going 20MPH or a Ping Pong ball going 200MPH?
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High School Explore Physics with Simple Experiments: Discover Classical Laws
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High School Organizing Physics Formulas for Assignment: Maximizing Marks
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High School Jumped into a droplet of water
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High School High School Question about Friction
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High School Is Earth's gravitational pull equal to an object's falling force?
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High School What Would Happen If Everyone on Earth Jumped at Once?
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High School Can anyone tell me why clouds float and dont fall down?
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High School Cars Versus Horse on Dirt Track
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High School Can't Pick Yourself Up on a Chair?
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High School Two Buses Traveling at 100km/h - What's the Connection?
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High School Find the amount of stored energy in a mouse trap
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High School Atmospheric Pressure & Rain: Is It True?
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High School Velocity/Acceleration - A Question So Simple.
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High School Does Firing a Bullet Upwards Have the Same Impact as Point Blank?
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High School Gravitational Grand Prix: How is force calculated in relation to acceleration?
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High School Does Density Affect Falling Object Speed?
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High School How to Calculate Acceleration on the Hellevator Ride?
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High School Help with work formula - medical application
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High School Calculating Weight of 100lb Man on Earth & Atmosphere
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High School Is the Nexus TDD-3000 Heatpipe Effective for Cooling Laptops?
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High School Can a Ball Thrown at 100 km/h Keep Up with a Car Traveling at the Same Speed?
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High School How do I attach a heavy metal rod onto the ceiling?
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High School GPE and KE - Help with AS Physics Coursework
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High School Circular Motion of a roller coaster
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High School Running 3 Miles: The Staggering Implications
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High School Solve for Velocity of Toy Car Accelerating with Rocket-Type Engine
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High School Potential Energy Stored by Elastic
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High School Air pressure vs explosive pressure
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High School How does the earth keep spinning on its axis?
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High School How do aeroplanes achieve flight?
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High School Is It True You Can Freeze a Bottle of Water?
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High School How Fast Does a Ball Fall 25 Feet: Physics & Algebra Answer
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High School Help with accelration due to gravity experiment
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High School Why Are Freeway Ramps Designed with Curves and Inertia in Mind?
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High School Velocity of Cue Ball: Instant vs. Impact on Pool Table Debate
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High School If there was a hole straight through the Earth
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High School Which direction will the pencil fall
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High School Does Water Temperature Affect Its Weight?
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High School Coefficient of friction has no units
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High School Calculate Force Req. to Lift Load 3m High
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High School What is the compromise between Newton's laws and displacement?
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High School Why 9.8m/s^2? The Mystery of Gravity's Constant Acceleration Explained
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High School Calculate Acceleration & Velocity of Motion Under Gravity
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High School Does a Plane Weigh More with a Bird Inside?
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High School Understanding Sound Wave Energy: Impact on Speed, Frequency, and Wavelength
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High School Understanding Braking Distance: Weight & Slide to Stop Time
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High School Why is this so?Why Does the Scale Show a Different Weight Than Expected?
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High School Why must rockets and bullets spin
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High School Can Photon Accelerate in Vacuum?
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High School Understanding the Concept of Tension in Physics - Explained in Simple Terms
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High School Treating Cables with Pulleys & Blocks - Leonel
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High School Bernoulli's Principle explaination
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High School How Does the Work-Energy Principle Apply in a Car Collision?
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High School How Can We Understand the Mechanics of a Pulley System?
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High School Analyzing Projectile Motion Data: How Do I Create Relevant Graphs?
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High School Bouncing a rubber ball with a hole in it
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High School Can You Cross A Bridge With Three Gold Bars?
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High School How far will you slide if you fall off a skateboard?
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High School Why do bridges have weight limits?
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High School Finding Speed of Space Shuttles & Submarines
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High School Golf Ball Impact: Does Face or Clubhead Direction Matter?
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High School Can Water Be Transformed into a Viable Fuel Source?
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High School Momentum Units: Measurement in kg*m/s
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High School Understanding Fluid Resistance & Velocity
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High School How do you calculate average force?
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High School How Do Elastic, Inelastic, and Explosion Collisions Differ?
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High School Why is it easier to balance on a bike when you're moving fast?
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High School Is there a formula for calculating recoil velocity?
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High School Conservation of mass with fireworks
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High School Car A vs Car B 0-100mph Race: Who Wins?
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High School Understanding Energy Conservation and its Impact on Everyday Life
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High School Main Features of DC Motors and Generators
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High School How Does a Pulley's Design Affect the Maximum Weight a Strongman Can Lift?
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High School How Do I Calculate Thrust for My Hovercraft Project?
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High School Rotational Motion: Can 1 Force Make It?
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High School What is the weight of a container filled with flying birds?
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High School What is the difference between Ave. and Instantaneous Speed?
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High School Sound Experiment: Dropping 4 Masses from a 3rd Floor Window
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High School Rolling Ball Analysis - Mass, Length, Time Calculations
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High School Can Sound Waves Be Used as a Renewable Energy Source?
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High School Momentum Equation | Tricia's Question
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High School Solving the Physics Problem: Car and Truck Acceleration
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High School How Does Gravity Affect a Flag Waved on the Moon's Surface?
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High School Light Speed Debate: Is It Possible to Travel Faster?
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High School Effective Weight of Falling Object
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High School Water on Earth: A Chemical Mystery Solved
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High School Find the Gravity Center of an Egg: Boaz's Assignment
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High School How Does Weight Affect the Stretch Length of Rubber Bands?
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High School Inclined Planes and Acceleration
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High School Terminal velocity for a bullet
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