Physics: Age 14
6 illustrated Physics lessons for Age 14.
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Earth as a Giant Magnet Earth has a magnetic field that spreads through space like the field of a huge bar magnet. A compass needle tu… -
Tiny Center in a Vast Arena An atom has a tiny, dense center called the nucleus. Its electrons are much farther away, so most of the atom … -
Tsunami from Deep to Shallow In the deep ocean, a tsunami wave moves fast but stays low and stretched out. As it reaches shallow coastal wa… -
Arc of Colored Bands A rainbow separates white sunlight into colored bands. The bands always run from red on the outside edge to vi… -
Two Skydivers, Two Top Speeds As a skydiver speeds up, air pushes up harder until that push equals their weight, and then their speed stops … -
Field Lines Tilt at Every Latitude Earth's magnetic field lines run almost flat along the surface near the equator and plunge steeply into it nea…