PHYSICS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

By EMILY JACKSON

CONTENTS 1 POPCORN AND ROCKETS: THE GAS LAWS 2 WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN: GRAVITY 3 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: SURFACE TENSION AND VISCOSITY 4 A MOMENT IN TIME: THE MARCH TO EQUILIBRIUM 5 MAKING WAVES: FROM WATER TO WIFI 6 WHY DON’T DUCKS GET COLD FEET?: THE DANCE OF TH E7 ATOM 7 SPOONS, SPIRALS AND SPUTNIK: THE RULES OF SPIN 8 WHEN OPPOSITES ATTRACT: ELECTROMAGNETISM 9 A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE REFERENCES