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Rotation: Paper Helicopter

May 2, 2016 By Janice VanCleave

Diagram of two red paper twirlers rotating in opposite directions.

Things that rotate turn around a center point. Rotate means to turn around a fixed center point or axis; Two dimensional objects, such as the CD shown, rotate around a stationary center point; … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Physics, rotation Tagged With: axis, CD, clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, earth rotates, forces, helicopter, North Pole, paper helicopter, rotate, rotating top, Science Challenge, South Pole

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