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Physics Facts
The Coriolis Effect
The Earth, rotating at about 1000 miles per hour (1,609 km/hr), influences the flow of air and water on its surface. We…
Earth's Magnetism
Most ancient civilizations were aware of the magnetic phenomenon. Sailors in the late thirteenth century used magnetized…
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…
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