Archives for: Physics Week
Physics Week – Time
It maybe part of everyday life, but in fact nobody knows what time is, or how it works. Time seems to be...
Physics Week – Space
Most of the universe is just emptiness - there is nothing there at all. It's dark. That's space. But...
Physics Week – Sound
Like light, sound travels through the air in waves, but unlike light, sound is not made of lots of...
Physics Week – Motion & Forces
Forces are pretty clever – they hold things together and push them apart and make things move or stop. You...
Physics Week – Magnetism
Whilst magnetism may not be a fundamental force, its not useless. Magnetism is an integral part of...
Physics Week – Liquids
Just think about where you might find liquids in your house. There are liquids found in the tap, fruit...
Physics Week – Light
Light controls what the world looks like. Plants use its energy to help them grow. The future’s...
Physics Week – Heat
When molecules of any kind of atoms get more energy in them than they had before, they move faster, and we...
Physics Week – Gravity
Gravity is a bit of a mystical mover and shaker, and a universal fixer. It holds the Earth together, keeps...
Physics Week – Electricity
Atoms are made of even smaller particles called protons, neutrons, and electrons. Protons and neutrons are...