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What is superposition?
Three alternative ways to charge your iPod
Lab in a lorry
How is energy transfered?
Will an asteroid impact spell the end of humanity?
What are renewable energy sources?
Molecules at the Movies
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Why do earthquakes happen?
What does the 5 sigma mean?
How do solar cells work?
What is antimatter?
Time Twins
All about... Quantum Computing
Could your phone harm your health?
Are we really all made of stardust?
Equipartition Of Energy
Information about this concept in thermal / kinetic energy, with links to related information.
Coulomb force vs velocity
Shows the animated effect of increasing the kinetic energy and/or the charge of two particles as they approach each other.
Evaporation
Ordinary evaporation is a surface phenomenon - some molecules have enough kinetic energy to escape.
Newton's Second Law With Friction
Experiment to show how the mass of a body and/or force on a body can affect its kinetic energy.
Diffusion
Definition and links to related information. Diffusion refers to the process by which molecules intermingle as a result of their kinetic energy of random motion.
Simple pendulum
A java animation that shows a pendulum moving with plots for kinetic and potential energy. Mass, length, gravity and period can be adjusted
Johann Bernoulli
Johann Bernoulli (1667 - 1748) made important contributions to mechanics with his work on kinetic energy.
What is Energy?
A great site for children about energy, covering where energy comes from, how to save energy, the history of energy and fun games.