Inside the microwave there's a quickly-changing electric field. Water molecules are slightly charged at both ends, and want to...

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Tapping the side of the box makes the sand particles move over each other, making the heavy object fall over.

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Water in the kitchen paper evaporates, taking heat from the water in the bottle and cooling it. Any breeze speeds up the...

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Clouds form when warm, moist air cools and the water condenses into droplets. But droplets need a surface on which to form. In...

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The water will freeze! Water can stay liquid for several degrees below 0°C if there are no impurities or disturbances to start...

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Heat can flow through the metal to the ice cube, but the plastic doesn't allow it to flow so freely.

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You shouldn't sink if you jump suddenly, but if you stand on it, you'll gradually sink. The mixture is a special type of...

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Because ice is less dense than water, pressure from the wire squeezes and helps to melt it. (Scientists are still trying to...

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You should see crystals of ice form at the top of the bottle and flurry downwards quickly. Supercooled water is water that is...

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The rough surface of the pipe cleaners acts as a nucleation site, encouraging the salt molecules to come out of solution and...

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