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    6th hour 4/1/13 Tennis ball and racket ball comparison Problem: Find the speed of the tennis ball and the racket ball to determine which one travels faster. Hypothesis: I believe that the racket ball will have a faster average speed than the tennis ball for both distances because the racket ball is bouncy. Materials: *Tennis ball *30yards of space *Racket ball *Set of stairs *Stop watch *measuring tape Procedures: 1) Measure out 30 yards of space‚ have of member stand

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    For Hours and Hours and Hours “Its all your fault‚ don’t deny it.” he was calm collected and obviously aware of the victory to come. “No... I did nothing‚” my sister yelled at him‚ oblivious to how childish she sounded‚ rage was hidden in her voice. Honestly I don’t know why she stays with him‚ they argue when nothing is wrong. He can’t even support himself‚ I don’t know why she tolerates him forgetting dates and birthdays. She could do so much better‚ but I guess shes afraid to lose him.

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    Speed Kills

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    Speed Kills The high speed limits are often causes of accidents that cause serious injuries and even death. The speed limit should be lowered so we can control accidents caused by high speed driving‚ pollution‚ and the high cost of operation and insurance. First of all it is obvious that a motorist driving over the speed limit has more chances of getting into an accident that a motorist who is traveling at the average speed. One who drives fast does not have proper and that well of a control

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    Speed Reading

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    The Speed Reading Course By Peter Shepherd & Gregory Unsworth-Mitchell Email: shepherd@trans4mind.com Web site: Tools for Transformation Copyright © 1997 Peter Shepherd The Basics of Reading Introduction We all learn to read at school‚ after a fashion. But for most of us‚ this is not an optimal use of our brain power. In this course you will learn to better use the left brain’s focused attention combined with the right brain’s peripheral attention‚ in close harmony. Good communication

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    Speed of Light

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    Speed of Light Determining the speed of light is something that has been a very long and trying process. No one scientist could determine such a thing. Galileo was the first noted scientist to attempt experimentation on the speed of light. Other famous scientist‚ such as‚ Roemer‚ Foucault‚ Fizeau‚ Michelson‚ and Einstein added their own discoveries to the collage of information gathered through the years. Every scientist performed their experiments differently based on the knowledge and ability

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    Speed Limits

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    How road safety has changed over the years   Why Speed Limits Have Changed   During the last 100 years speed limits have changed in the UK‚ now in residential areas speed limits are generally 20mph to 30mph and on main roads the speed limit is 40mph. On the motorways the speed limit is raised to 70 mph. The first speed limit was 1865; this speed limit was 2mph in built up areas such as cities‚ towns and villages. This was then raised to 20mph and large fines were put in place for speeding and

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    Speed and Painters

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    sat in a line by an endless chain of hooks. These hooks moved continuously in front of the painters and passed into a long horizontal oven. Each painter sat in a booth designed to carry away fumes and to backstop excess paint. The painters would take a toy from a nearby tray‚ position it in a jig inside the painting cubicle‚ spray on the color according to a pattern‚ and then hung the toy on a passing hook. The rate at which the hooks moved was calculated by th4e engineers so that each painter

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    Speed of Sound

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    Title: Measuring the speed of sound. Research question: How to determine the speed of sound by using the relationship between the frequency of the signal generator‚ f and the length of air column in the tube‚ l . Variables: Manipulated | Frequency of the signal generator‚ f | Use different frequency of signal generator which are 1000Hz‚ 1400Hz‚ 1800Hz‚ 2000Hz‚ 2500Hz‚ 3000Hz and 3600Hz. | Responding | Length of air column in the tube‚ l (±0.5cm) | Measure the

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    Need for Speed

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    Installments First Generation This was when Need for Speed started out as a franchise that revolved around driving exotics in scenic locations. The Need for Speed (1994) Main article: The Need for Speed The original Need for Speed was released for 3DO in 1994 with versions released for the PC (DOS) (1995)‚ PlayStation and Saturn (1996) following shortly afterwards. The Need for Speed and its Special Edition were the only games in the series to support DOS. Subsequent releases for the PC run

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    Speed Kills?

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    English 1010-001 Speed Kills? They use the slogan “SPEED KILLS” to brainwash the American public into conformity with the insanely-low speed limits that benefit the insurance companies‚ local governments‚ and all others who profit from them. The arguments that are used to support this ideal are based upon faulty‚ self-serving‚ and biased science. Speed does kill‚ but only if the vehicle runs into something. The speed limit is set deliberately 10-15 mph below the average driving speed on urban highways

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