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ERIC Number: EJ123186
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1975
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Earthly Mechanics: Two Misapprehensions and a Heresy
McClelland, G.
Physics Education, 10, 1, 28-29, Jan 75
In addition to two misapprehensions, that the earth is uninvolved in many physical phenomena and that it is infinite and unmoving, physics students often believe that the earth, without expending energy, can push things along its surface, giving rise to accelerations. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Energy Conservation, Higher Education, Instruction, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Education, Scientific Concepts
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