Explore Wonders | Tag: physical-science | Wonderopolis

Explore Wonders | Tag: physical-science | Wonderopolis

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How Is Plastic Recycled?

Today’s Wonder of the Day may help you answer the question, “Paper or plastic?”

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How Is Plastic Recycled?
Who Was Rosalind Franklin?

We’ll be FRANKlin—today’s Wonder of the Day is one of our favorites!

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Who Was Rosalind Franklin?
Why Do People Put Salt on Roads in Winter?

No need to take today’s Wonder of the Day with a grain of SALT!

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Why Do People Put Salt on Roads in Winter?
How Do Waterslides Work?

Time to SLIDE right into another Wonder of the Day!

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How Do Waterslides Work?
What Is Chromatography?

This Wonder of the Day will have you reaching for your microscope and lab coat!

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What Is Chromatography?
How Does Temperature Affect the Speed of Sound?

We don’t know about you, but we love the SOUND of another great Wonder of the Day!

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How Does Temperature Affect the Speed of Sound?
How Do You Freeze Bubbles?

We hope you brought a coat—it’s FREEZING in Wonderopolis today!

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How Do You Freeze Bubbles?
What Is Buckminsterfullerene?

Up and ATOM! It’s time for another great Wonder of the Day.

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What Is Buckminsterfullerene?
What Is an Implosion?

We’ll have a BOOMing great time in Wonderopolis today!

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What Is an Implosion?
What Are Bath Bombs Made From?

Welcome BATH for another great Wonder of the Day!

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What Are Bath Bombs Made From?
Does It Really Rain Diamonds on Neptune?

Don’t worry about RAINing in your excitement—this Wonder of the Day shines like a DIAMOND!

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Does It Really Rain Diamonds on Neptune?
Why Do Pop Rocks® Pop?

We’re glad you POPped into Wonderopolis for today’s Wonder of the Day!

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Why Do Pop Rocks® Pop?
What Is Kelvin?

We think the DEGREE of greatness in this Wonder of the Day will amaze you!

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What Is Kelvin?
How Is the Human Body Like Planet Earth?

What do you have in common with the world around you? Find out today in Wonderopolis!

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How Is the Human Body Like Planet Earth?
How Does a Key Card Unlock a Door?

UNLOCK your own curiosity with today’s Wonder of the Day!

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How Does a Key Card Unlock a Door?
Why Can’t We See Ultraviolet Light?

Can you catch today’s Wonder of the Day? It moves at the speed of LIGHT!

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Why Can’t We See Ultraviolet Light?
How Do One-Way Mirrors Work?

Look closely at today’s Wonder of the Day. You may be able to see right through it!

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How Do One-Way Mirrors Work?
Can Birds Fly in the Rain?

The skies are clear in Wonderopolis today, so FLY on in for a great Wonder of the Day!

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Can Birds Fly in the Rain?
What Happens to Sugar When It Dissolves?

We think today’s Wonder of the Day is pretty SWEET!

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What Happens to Sugar When It Dissolves?
How Often is “Once in a Blue Moon”?

This Wonder of the Day really BLUE us away!

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How Often is “Once in a Blue Moon”?

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