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and experiment with the growing collection of materialworlds simulations
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Solar
system tilt and zoom your view of the planets as they orbit the Sun... change the Earth's tilt and wreck the seasons... nudge a satellite into a new orbit ... track the changes in tidal forces with the phases of the Moon ... switch off gravity and see what happens... follow a comet around the Solar system. |
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kinetic gas
theory what laws do gases obey - and why? what makes gases heat up when compressed? does Bernoulli's 265 year-old conception of gases offer enlightenment? |
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play snooker follow the changing forces on each ball through cascades of collisions. |
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crash who needs crumple zones? how passengers and vehicles fare in different collisions. |
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laws of motion Galileo's balls... terminal velocity... bouncing ball... pendulum... Newton's cradle... |
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machines pendulum clock... siege engine... |
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structures swing... bridges |