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Whirlpool

earth science Maturity 11-13

Water can spin in a circle.

A whirlpool in a glass of water.jpg
A whirlpool in a glass of water.jpg
It looks like a swirl. This can happen in a sink. It can happen in the sea too. It is very cool to see.
Naruto Whirlpools taken 4-21-2008.jpg
Naruto Whirlpools taken 4-21-2008.jpg
Have you seen spinning water?

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File:The Corryvreckan Whirlpool - geograph-2404815-by-Walter-Baxter.jpg
The Corryvreckan Whirlpool -...
File:A whirlpool in a glass of water.jpg
A whirlpool in a glass of water.jpg
File:Saltstraumen quiet.JPG
Saltstraumen quiet.JPG
File:Maelstrom, Carta Marina.png
Maelstrom, Carta Marina.png
File:Corryvreckan.jpg
Corryvreckan.jpg
File:Whirlpool rapids3.JPG
Whirlpool rapids3.JPG
File:Naruto Whirlpools taken 4-21-2008.jpg
Naruto Whirlpools taken 4-21-2008.jpg
File:'Edgard Poë et ses oeuvres' by Lix and Dargent 5.jpg
'Edgard Poë et ses oeuvres' by Lix and...
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