Dispositive motion

Rube Goldberg Project For this Rube Goldberg project I am going to explain how my machine worked. My simple task was to pop a balloon. The item we used to pop the balloon was a mousetrap. I am going to go step by step through how I created my Rube Goldberg machine. First, we started out with a ramp that we dropped the ball on. That was our potential energy. Next, we had a ball drop down a tub at approximately 180°. That was mechanical energy. After that, the ball went through an elbow and…

The Impact of Isaac Newton on Modern Science Historical Context Isaac Newton was born into a place and time that situated him in what was the beginning of the age of enlightenment. The mid to late 1600’s were the beginning of a movement that emphasized individualism and reason rather than tradition. Isaac Newton benefitted greatly by being born in this period in time rather than 50 years earlier where the same opportunities he had would not be available and the amount of information available…

Newton’s Second Law of Motion, F=M*A, was a spurious correlation. I needed to do my experiment again, this time accounting for volume by ensuring that each piece of material was the same size and dropped at the same distance. I chose a standard piece of paper, 8.5 by 11, and the materials foam, bubble wrap, and card stock with the new hypothesis that the bubble wrap would provide the best protection. The results that I observed are best explained using Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion,.“For every…

bouncy balls have very high elasticity, meaning they rapidly return to their resting state after being stretched or squashed. If a bouncy ball is dropped onto a hard surface, it flattens some as it contacts the surface, and the kinetic energy of its motion is converted into potential energy. This is very similar to the potential energy stored in a spring that gets compressed; once it is released, it pushes out with…

velocity versus time graph. Experimental Uncertanties There were several experimental uncertanties accountered in the accelerated motion lab. Firstly, the presence of air resistance. As the object traveled down the ramp increasing its velocity, air resistance increased which affected the acceleration. Secondly, the affect of friction. The presence of friction affected the motion of the object as it went down the ramp. Lastly, the imperfections of the ramp. The wear of the ramp could have caused…

Newton's first law of motion states that an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by an outside force. This law applies to gymnastics when a gymnast is flipping through the air they will not stop flipping until they either hit the ground or change their body position…

then used as the fuel for the rocket. Water is very dense and provides a lot of inertia for the rocket to propel upwards as water is pushed out the bottom of the rocket due to the compressed air. Newton’s First Law of Motion – An object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains…

objects which can be transferred to other independent objects or be converted into different forms. It is described as “a system to perform work.” We have two different types of energy; kinetic and potential energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. This allows work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. This use of energy becomes constant until the speed changes. Potential energy is when energy results from a position or configuration. This gives…

Final Draft Marching band is a group of musicians who play instruments while marching together. Either to make shapes and pictures. Usually at some sports events and parades and are performed competitively as well. The Blue Devils are a well known, professional, marching band. Nevertheless there is a lot of physics involved. Whether it’s the tempo of the song, this would involve speed, other things are in factor too like velocity, acceleration, friction, and momentum. Mostly in the movement.…

gravitational field. What is horizontal motion? horizontal motion is the motion of object that is going in a horizontal line. Though gravity affect many things it does not affect the horizontal motion of an projectile. What is a vertical motion? Vertical motion is the motion that a projectile is traveling up or down. Unlike horizontal motion gravity does have an effect on vertical motion. Gravity slowly pulls the projectile down to the earth which alters the vertical motion of a projectile. But…