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Water Tower

Applet showing water flow from a hose as height changes. The amount of water in the tower can be varied.

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http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/users/Murphy/WaterTower/default.html

Water Pressure

An applet showing how water flow is affected by pressure and how water towers work.

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http://www.mste.uiuc.edu/users/Murphy/PicnicCooler/default.html

Eerie blue water - Marvin and Milo

A Marvin and Milo activity about ultraviolet. All you need is a two clear glasses, tap water, tonic water and dark paper.

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http://www.physics.org/marvinandmilo.asp?id=64

Vapour Pressure, Boiling and Freezing Temperatures of a Solution

Introduction to colligative properties of solutions - complex equations included!

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http://urila.tripod.com/colligative.htm

Boil water with shockwave

With an animation you can alter the amount of water and starting temperature to estimate how long water will take to boil. The animation will run and your estimate of time evaluated.

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http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/energy/boilwater.html

That Sinking Feeling (Water Temperature and Density)

Why does the water always seem colder at the bottom of a lake?

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http://teacher.scholastic.com/dirt/sinking.htm

Exploding water

In this video mythbusters find out how likely it is that you could superheat water in your own microwave.

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http://www.videoizle.cc/NSWECft9LFiLw

Supercooled water

An extensive Q&A about supercooling water and what factors can lead to it.

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http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1618

What is unfreezable water?

This page explains different ways that water can remain unfrozen at low temperatures - including dissolved solutes and supercooling.

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http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/~jw/unfreezable.html

Refraction and total internal reflection

Applet in two parts - the first a fish's view from under water. In the second the position of the cursor is the source of a light ray. Its path from within the water to an observer appears.

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http://www.phy.ntnu.edu.tw/oldjava/optics/path_e.html
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