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Try this activity from the Exploratorium for a simple technique for determining a center of mass. Sliding your hands underneath the object shows the location of its center of mass. You'll also find an explanation of what happened. This activity is part of the Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/informal/items/detail.cfm?ID=3749">Exploratorium. Center of Gravity. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 4, 2006.</a>
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity).
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Center of Gravity (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity>.
APA Format
Center of Gravity. (2006, August 4). Retrieved March 24, 2025, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Center of Gravity. San Francisco: Exploratorium, August 4, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity (accessed 24 March 2025).
MLA Format
Center of Gravity. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 4 Aug. 2006. 24 Mar. 2025 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/center-gravity>.
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@misc{
Title = {Center of Gravity},
Publisher = {Exploratorium},
Volume = {2025},
Number = {24 March 2025},
Month = {August 4, 2006},
Year = {2006}
}
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