Watch and learn as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens when two steel spheres are smashed together. Enough heat is generated at the point of contact to burn a hole in a piece of ordinary paper. [1:05]

Concepts

asteroids, energy

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energy of heat, energy of motion, science demonstration, smashing spheres, bill nye the science guy, sophia learning: bill nye demonstration: smashing asteroids

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)