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How does air pressure help to lift an airplane wing?
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Why doesn't air pressure squash you?
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What happens when a hot air balloon drifts into extremely cold air?
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How does gravity help us?
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Would buoyancy work in space?
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Who was the very first person to leave Earth's atmosphere and what were they in?
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Can two objects in exactly the same orbit, have different velocities?
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How do you survive on Mars?
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What seasons does Jupiter have?
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What is the concept of eccentricity in relation to the orbits?
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