Physics: Age 16

5 illustrated Physics lessons for Age 16.

Why helicopters cannot go much faster As a helicopter flies forward, the blade moving with the flight meets much faster air than the blade moving ag…
Electric Forces Between Small Spheres Two small spheres with the same electric charge push each other away, while opposite charges pull together. Th…
Charged Spheres on Threads Two blue spheres hang apart while a red and a yellow sphere hang close together. The white arrows show the dir…
Coastal Wind Uneven heating of land and sea creates areas of higher and lower pressure. Air moves from higher pressure to l…
Sunlight Lifts a Weight The sunbeam's energy is absorbed by the panel and leaves it as an electric current, and the motor turns that c…