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2004
| January, 2004 |
Is it true that Copernicus' heliocentric theory delivered a severe blow
to man's pride and religious dogma? |
| Februay, 2004 | Lead stops nuclear radiation, but can you shield or block magnetic fields? |
| March, 2004 | How is an ultrasound image of an unborn baby generated? |
| April, 2004 | Kites |
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April, 2004- Article on the "Health" page of the Sun. |
I have heard that UV light causes sunburn, but what is the difference in
UVA, UVB, and UVC light? |
| May, 2004 |
A package at a store is labeled "One pound" but it is also labeled "454
grams." But, pounds is force and grams is mass- they are different things! Hosw do they compare? |
| June, 2004 |
There is talk that terrorists might use a dirty bomb. What is a dirty
bomb and why is it so dangerous? |
| July, 2004 | How much electricity does a typical family use? |
| August, 2004 | What is the biggest diamond ever discovered and how are they made? |
| September, 2004 | Do other planets have magnetic fields like our Earth? |
| October, 2004 |
The space shuttle astronauts are weightless when they are in orbit. Where does gravity stop? |
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2003 |
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| January, 2003 |
What is gravity and where is it the strongest in the United States? |
| February, 2003 |
What is nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and how does it work? |
| March, 2003 | What generates the heat during re-entry when the space shuttle returns to Earth? |
| April, 2003 | What is the deepest hole ever dug into the Earth? |
| May, 2003 | If a hole were bored through the Earth and you fell into the hole, at what point would “down” become “up”? |
| June, 2003 | What was the biggest bomb ever created? |
| July, 2003 | What is the temperature of empty space? |
| August, 2003 |
Why do magnets held close to television screens cause the picture to distort? |
| September, 2003 | What units are used to measure nuclear radiation? |
| October, 2003 | How fast am I actually moving as I sit here? |
| November, 2003 | Why do leaves change color in the Fall? |
| December, 2003 | What is a neutrino? |
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| January, 2002 | Is there air on our Moon? Does the Moon have gravity? |
| February, 2002 | Can water freeze if the wind chill index is 10 degrees and the temperature is 35 degrees? |
| March, 2002 | Why are tornadoes occurring earlier in the year in West Tennessee? |
| April, 2002 | Can I estimate how much it costs to run an appliance each month? |
| May, 2002 | Does the electricity flowing in wires wear out the wires? Do the wires lose mass after electricity flows through them? |
| June, 2002 | How did mankind first determine the mass of the Earth, and what is the known value today? |
| July, 2002 | Who first discovered that atoms are made up of other particles and how was this found? |
| August, 2002 | I have heard a light bulb has glass around it to keep air away from the filament. Can a light bulb burn in space where there is no air without glass around it? |
| September, 2002 | How does a rocket work in space where there is no air to push against? |
| October, 2002 | How can you prove that there’s such a thing as black holes in outer space and what would happen to you if you got next to it? |
| November, 2002 | What is the difference in a jet airplane engine and a rocket? |
| December, 2002 | How do astronomers detect planets outside our solar system? |
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| January, 2001 | What is gravity or how does gravity work? |
| February, 2001 | Why is water clear but when it freezes it is often white, as in snow? |
| March, 2001 | What is the speed of falling raindrops? |
| April, 2001 | What happens when something breaks the sound barrier? |
| May, 2001 | What is the Astronomical Unit? |
| June, 2001 | Why does a stream of water from a faucet become smaller at it falls? |
| July, 2001 | How large is the Earth, and how was it first determined? |
| August, 2001 | Where does the matter go when it is pulled into a black hole? |
| September, 2001 | How does the strong nuclear force work? |
| October, 2001 | How does gravity affect the wind? |
| November, 2001 | Just how fast does electricity flow in a wire? |
| December, 2001 | Why is Nikola Tesla's work so unrecognized in the US? |
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| May, 2000 | What does E = mc2 mean? |
| June, 2000 | How can astronomers look backward in time? |
| July, 2000 | How many balloons would it take to lift me? |
| August, 2000 | How much does a gallon of gold weigh? |
| September, 2000 | Is the Universe flat or curved? |
| October, 2000 | Why is the sky blue? |
| November, 2000 | How can a person lay on a bed of nails? |
| December, 2000 | Why does ice form on the wings of airplanes? |
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