Physics in Everyday Life

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• Why does a passenger lurch forward when a bus suddenly stops?
• Why are metal cooking-pan handles often made from plastic or wood?
• A person wearing rubber-soled shoes is generally less likely to slip on a dry floor because rubber usually provides…
• Why does a dark-colored car usually become hotter in sunlight than a white-colored car?
• When a metal spoon is left in hot soup, thermal energy travels through it mainly by [____].
• A refrigerator removes thermal energy from its interior and releases it into the [____].
• The high-pitched sound produced by a short, rapidly vibrating string has a high [____].
• An electric kettle converts electrical energy primarily into [____] energy to heat water.