Word Problems...YEA...

OK, everyone remembers certain conversations and discussions around the dinner table when they were kids. Specific subject matter can vary but they usually revolve around topics of interest or common information.

Our home was no different than others. Besides the discussions of skate boards, movies, curfews and phone usage, the subjects of music, common sense thinking, math and the basic laws of nature were also common. It would be great to get a question about one of these matters. When kids were younger, you could give any answer (see post on the difference between "the answer and an answer"). As they got older, you had to start to actually give the right answers. These, from time to time, would involve terms or ideas that, if used enough, would become part of the vocabulary.

Let's see if you can give definitions or the answers for some of the terms we used alot.
Like:
Meniscus

Surface tension

Pressure versus volume relationships (when a volume gets smaller, what happens to pressure)

If 25 out of 100 people have red hair, what % of the people have non-red hair

The Mom is what type of soprano


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The Dad