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Shane C. from the Internet asks,

Could you explain the idea that gravity could be thought of a depression or well, much like when a...

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Unfortunately, this depiction contain some truth but a lot that misleads. In...

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Physics

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Does a magnetic and/or electric field have an affect on water’s ability to flow (if you can't...

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As far as I can tell the only effect is an electrostatic one. You can see...

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Chemistry

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What are the components of a fever strip and the chemical principles behind it?

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The chemical inside the fever strip, or any other temperature sensitive flat...

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Earth

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I am having a problem understanding the Earths Atmosphere. It started years ago with the simple...

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The quick answer to this is that molecule behaviour is more complex than we...

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