Physics Facts & Trivia Rubber BandA rubber band shrinks when heated and expands when cooled

because of the change in its Entropy state. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Emily (Awesome) - Helena, Montana, United States Eiffel TowerDue to the effect of Thermal Expansion, the Eiffel Tower is upto 15c m taller in summer. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Muhaimin Mareum Khan - Dhaka, Bangladesh RadarRadar is an abbreviation of Radio Detection And Ranging. Sciensational.comS ubmitted by: Marvin Jadulos - Philippines AtomIf an atom were the size of a stadium, its electrons would be as small as be es. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Cathy - Manchester, England, United Kingdom LaserLaser is an abbreviation of Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of R adiation. Submitted by: Hyde - Toronto, Ontario, Canada LightLight does not age. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Natalie - New York City, NY, United States Lawrence BraggAt 25, Physicist Lawrence Bragg is the youngest person to receive a Nobel Prize. Submitted by: Noha - Egypt AtomAtom is over 99.9% empty space. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: John - Austra lia Most powerful laserThe most powerful lasers are made with Neodymium-doped Yttriu m crystals. In a fraction of a second, they produce more power than the whole Un ited States. Submitted by: Moi - Toronto, Canada Sunlight exerts pressure (solar radiation pressure). Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Hemant - India E=mc2The effect of Relativity made Astronaut Sergei Avdeyev a fraction of a seco nd younger upon his return to Earth after 747 days in space. Sciensational.comSu bmitted by: Moi - Canada Dead SeaThe Dead Sea is so dense with salt, you can easily float on it without d rowning. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Ankita Lalwani - Dubai, United Arab Emir ates. Lake BaikalLake Baikal in Russia contains more water than all the North American Great Lakes combined. black ironwood treeThe world's densest wood, the Black Ironwood (Olea laurifolia ), does not float on water and therefore sinks. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: S ruthi R - Coimbatore, India The mass of our entire atmosphere is estimated to be some 5.5 quadrillion tons ( 55 followed by 14 zeros). Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Sruthi R - Coimbatore, India The diameter of a proton is approximately 0.000000000001mm (1/25,000,000,000,000 in). The amount of water beneath our ground soil is 50 times as much as all the water in the rivers and lakes combined. Sciensational.com

The first ten feet of the ocean hold as much heat as the Earth's entire atmosphe re. lightning boltThe lightning bolt is 3 times hotter than the Sun. Sciensational.c omSubmitted by: Jieian On average, our bodies constantly resist an atmospheric pressure of about 1kg pe r square cm. Sciensational.comSubmitted by: Dashney - Canada