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Floating Flame Balls
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Publisher: Science@NASA
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This NASA Science press release covers the discovery of tiny flame balls, a shape flames take in microgravity. The article discusses implications of the research for combustion here…
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/21aug_flameba...
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Physlet Physics - Thermodynamics
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The Physlet Physics Section 4: Thermodynamics provides a technology-enhanced introduction to topics in introductory thermal physics. Interactive javascript simulations are used to…
https://www.compadre.org/Physlets/thermodynamics/
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UCAR: The Greenhouse Effect
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For an overview of the "greenhouse effect," see this site by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). Diagrams and one short video help present the key ideas.…
http://web.archive.org/web/20120105100452/https://www.ucar.edu/learn/1_3...
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Fire Wars
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This Nova site presents the science of wildfires. Sections provide information on how firefighters are outfitted, how plants have adapted to wildfires, the physics and chemistry of…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/
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Cooling of the Human Body
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C. Nave
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This Hyperphysics article, from Georgia State University, describes the cooling process of the human body. Models are provided for perspiration, conduction, and radiation, with…
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/coobod.html#c1
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Exploratorium Science Snacks: Hot Spot
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This Exploratorium web page offers an at-home experiment demonstrating how the radiation from an electric heater can be focused into an image, or "hot spot", in the same way that…
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/hot-spot
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Blackbody Radiation
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This website, from the University of Winnipeg, offers an explanation of blackbody radiation. The page also provides a brief history, describing its discovery and its importance in…
https://theory.uwinnipeg.ca/physics/quant/node2.html