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  1. What does "clockwise" mean, exactly? - Physics Stack Exchange

    The answer too makes explicit reference to the right hand rule to define clockwise. One answer to Applying the right-hand rule for magnetic forces explicitly uses the right hand rule, and …

  2. Why does earth spin counter-clockwise? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Jul 24, 2015 · But there is a clear reason why it is clockwise: Earth's spin cuases an apparent motion of the sun during the day, which causes shadows to turn around objects. This was …

  3. How does Earth rotate on its axis, clockwise or anti-clockwise?

    This is essentially a meaningless question unless you specify a system with respect to which you define both clockwise and anti-clockwise. If you don't do this, then there really is no way to …

  4. Why is a clockwise moment negative by convention?

    Aug 12, 2016 · My physics book states that by convention a clockwise moment is said to be negative and an anti-clockwise moment is said to be positive. I'm curious about the origin of …

  5. Why and how does the 'clock rule' of electromagnetism (i.e.

    Can anybody explain why the 'clock rule' has been designed the way it is? I mean, why is it that the polarity is North pole, if current flows in the anticlockwise sense as viewed from above and …

  6. Difference in winding a coil clockwise vs counter clockwise

    Nov 1, 2020 · I was watching a YouTube video on the difference of winding a coil clockwise vs winding a coil counter clockwise. It said the poles would be opposite using the same battery …

  7. Why do wheels spin? - Physics Stack Exchange

    Apr 1, 2016 · In my physics textbook it says cars move because the wheels exert a backward force on the ground and the ground exerts an equal and opposite forward force on the car. If …

  8. How to determine the direction of induced current flow?

    Aug 10, 2015 · It is "clockwise" when you look at your hand thumb-on, or when you look at the change pointing towards you. This means that if a current follows that curling, it goes to a …

  9. homework and exercises - Physics Stack Exchange

    Jul 11, 2016 · Is it always true, for any cycle followed by a gas, that, if the cycle is "travelled" clockwise in the P−V P V plane then the work exchanged by the gas is positive, and viceversa …

  10. electromagnetism - How do you determine the handedness of the ...

    Feb 13, 2023 · When determining if the wave is clockwise or anti-clockwise circularly polarized, one again takes the point of view of the source, and while looking away from the source and in …