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Which particle in an atom has a negative electric charge?

Answer: Electron

Bonus fact: Electrons carry negative charge, while protons are positive and neutrons are neutral.

The wheel and axle is classified as one of the traditional what?

Answer: Simple machines

Bonus fact: The wheel and axle is one of the classical simple machines.

A hot-air balloon rises primarily because heating the air inside the envelope does what?

Answer: Lowers its density

Bonus fact: Warm air is less dense than the cooler surrounding air, producing buoyant lift.

What force mainly acts to squeeze the curved structure of a traditional masonry arch bridge?

Answer: Compression

Bonus fact: Arches carry loads largely by transferring compressive forces into their supports.

What physical process draws melted wax up a candle wick?

Answer: Capillary action

Bonus fact: Capillary action pulls liquid wax through tiny spaces between fibers in the wick.

What form of stored energy powers a torsion catapult when twisted ropes or sinews are tightened?

Answer: Elastic potential energy

Bonus fact: Twisted bundles in torsion engines store elastic potential energy before release.

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