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Physics Facts
The Equivalence Principle
Four hundred years ago--or so the story goes--Galileo Galilei started dropping things off the Leaning Tower of Pisa:…
Can You Miss the Earth?
Have you ever wondered why astronauts float in space? Well, it isn't because there is no gravity in space. Astronauts…
How Fast is Mach 1?
Mach 1 is the speed of sound. A Mach number is simply the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound in the air…
The Physics of Sandcastles
Give a plastic bucket and a shovel to a child, then turn her loose on a beach full of sand. She'll happily toil the day…
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Atmospheric
Classical Mechanics
Fundamentals
- Bizarre Boiling
- Galileo Thermometers
- Get the Point?
- How Fast is Mach 1?
- How Lasers Work
- Kinetic Theory of Gases
- Many Happy Returns!
- Newton's First Law of Motion
- Newton's Three Laws of Motion
- The Fourth State of Matter
- The Physics of Sandcastles
- The Weakest Force
- Tick-Tock Atomic Clock
- Torque
- What Is An Atom?
- What Is Radiofrequency Energy (Rf)?
- X-Rays - Another Form of Light