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High School Understanding the Difference Between Deceleration and Deceleration Force
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High School The Physics of Sliding Doors: Forces in Balance
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High School Why does a car over turn outwards when turning at high speed?
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High School Understanding the Effects of Rotation on Falling Objects
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High School Which Cantilever Design Is More Efficient for a School Project?
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High School Block and tackle system formula
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High School Original formulation of Newton’s principles
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High School Hypothetical Acceleration of a Rock in Outer Space: Will it Continue Forever?
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High School Building a Straw & Tape Contraption to Save Eggs
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High School What is the Equation for Work?
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High School Cylindrical Tank Height Calculation (1587kg, 3.2m)
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High School What are some good equations to find acceleration?
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High School What is the equation for finding momentum?
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High School How Does Momentum Define Motion in Physics?
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High School What would be the best equation to find momentum?
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High School Force of Friction: Help on 15kg, 20 Degrees, 20N
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High School Set up an infinite row of dominos and knock over the first one
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High School Help with minor car crash physics
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High School Calculating Momentum & Friction Force
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High School Ways to find force normal in relation to force of friction
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High School Water evaporating from my hand in the cold.
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High School Rate of change of acceleration - basic
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High School Momentum Equation: Simple Formula for Finding Object Momentum
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High School What is the force of gravity on Earth and how does it vary?
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High School Collar Physics: An Excursion to a Rock Gym
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High School Understanding Modulation of Sound Waves to AM/FM
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High School What is an equation for ForceNet?
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High School Does the breaking of the sound barrier by the bullet influence the BOOM
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High School Which is More Efficient: Walking or Moving a Chair?
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High School How Does an Air Bag Utilize Physics to Save Lives?
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High School Designing a Human-Powered Claw: Pullys, Levers, and Gears
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High School Opening my door by pushing vs. striking.
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High School Motorcycle Q#1: Right Foot Peg Touching Road During Turn
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High School How do you make a hand powered AC generator?
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High School Downward acceleration greater than G concept
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High School Mass and weight differences on earth
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High School Force vs Weight: Which is Heavier?
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High School Can Perpetual Motion Transform Our Future?
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High School Understanding the Equation F=ma: Is Acceleration or Velocity More Important?
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High School Is Momentum Always Conserved in Physics?
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High School I'm have such a hard time with tension
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High School Quick q, what does g forces of 3 - 3 ? mean? 3?
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High School Calculating Force for Mop with 5 ft Pole
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High School Bus From El Paso to Chihuahua: Total Displacement
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High School Where Does a Man Land When Jumping Inside a Moving Train?
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High School Angular Momentum: Explained | A Guide for Beginners
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High School Which of These Statements Are True?
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High School Horizontal velocity experiment
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High School How Much Weight Does Spray Paint Add to a Paper Rocket?
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High School Perpetual Motion - A Magnetic Machine for Endless Energy?
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High School Can an Object in Motion Remain Moving with Balanced Forces?
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High School Is the centrifugal force fictitious or just incidental?
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High School Energy Transferred When Punching - How Much Force?
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High School Describe the final position of the weights
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High School Potential Energy = Kinetic Energy
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High School Physics teacher wanted me to understand how to derive
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High School What is the Definition of the SI Unit of Force?
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High School Experiment: Balloons & Pressure | Horizontal Displacement
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High School Is the Weight of the Seesaw Relevant for Balancing It?
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High School How to Suspend an Egg in a Diamond Cage Using Limited Materials?
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High School Question regarding Centripetal Acceleration
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High School Gravitational potential and kinetic energy
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High School Can a homemade hovercraft be built using bicycle inner tubes?
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High School Cantilever Experiment: Is the Relationship Linear?
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High School Friction force and constant velocity
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High School Need help on a ohysics porject involving construction
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High School Why Do Objects Fall Slower on the Moon?
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High School Calculating how fast a wheel turns
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High School Understanding Torque: A Request from Billy
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High School Critical Thinking & Problem Solving HELP ME
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High School What are some examples of Newton's 1st Law in action?
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High School What is the most accurate way to measure pushing force for a trolley on wheels?
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High School Which Domino Row Will Fall First? Ask Here!
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High School How can I calculate the force and pressure on an object submerged in water?
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High School Balloon Physics: How to Move a Balloon on a String Using Simple Materials
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High School Laymens definition of momentum
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High School Why does weighing on carpet make you appear heavier?
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High School Coupled Pendulum Research & Info: Any Good Suggestions?
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High School A boat in water, pressure, motion, et cetera
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High School Work, Energy, Power, Momentum.
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High School Coriolis effect and water spin
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High School How can I determine the acceleration due to gravity using simple measurements?
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High School Centripetal acceleration: derivation of a= v2/r
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High School Help with Projectiles: Calculating Marble Flight Path
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High School Calculating the Coefficient of Restitution: A Quick Guide
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High School Understanding Friction: The Impact of Weight on Surface Resistance
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High School Running 10mph Inside a Train Moving 40mph: Was I Right?
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High School Why Does Matter Attract Other Matter?
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High School How can an object's motion be predicted?
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High School Would Jumping Up at the Same Time Affect Earth?
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High School What are factors that effect static friction?
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High School G Forces 101: Understanding and Estimating the Impact on Moving Bodies
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High School What advance in Physics have had the most impact on history?
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High School Pressure question that is really bugging me
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High School Physics- falling objects, parabola shape
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High School Acceleration of a skydiver free falling(no parachute yet)9.8m/s^2 ?
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High School Inelastic Collisions: Solving m1v1 + m2v2 = m1v1' + m2v2
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High School Frames of Motion: Angle, Speed & River Flow
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