Speed Force

Using physics, we can calculate the mass of a bolt fired from a blaster used in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. First of all, we know that these bolts are not lasers based on two facts: they can be seen from the side and they do not travel at the speed of light. Thus, from there, we have to find their velocity. Rhett Allain calculated that to be about 35 m/s. He did this by finding distance and time of various bolts fired throughout the series, dividing the two measurements, and averaging out all…

Does a track at which a car is on, affect the speed of the car? There are many different kinds of angles for tracks, they can be heading downhill, uphill, or can be straight. Sometimes the angle of the track determines the speed of the car. Potential and kinetic energy will also have an effect of the car's speed. Potential energy is taken in when the car goes up, and kinetic energy is released when the car goes downhill. I think that when the car goes down, it will go faster do to the kinetic…

loop-the-loop is a type of large scale centrifuge, as one approaches the loop, the rider's inertial velocity is straight ahead. However the track of the roller coaster keeps the car and therefore the rider, from travelling in a straight path. The force of a rider's acceleration pushes them from the coaster-car floor, and their inertia pushes them into the car floor. As one travels upside down on the loop, he or she's own outward inertia creates a false sense of gravity that…

the forces work, in this explanation I will explain how the forces and energy in the magnet cannon work. The purpose of the magnet cannon is to help show how kinetic and magnetic forces work. The magnet Cannon is an object composed of 5 balls a ruler and a magnet. One of the balls is placed on one side of the magnet (ball A), then the other 4 balls (balls B-D) go on the other side of the magnet, then the contraption is placed on a ruler. Before ball A hits the magnet there are still forces…

or inertia, states that “an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion, with the same speed and in the same direction, unless acted upon by and unbalance force.” (Classroom, 1996-2016) Inertia describes the tendency of an object to repel any change in motion, and also states that an object with greater mass will have greater inertia. When an unbalanced force acts…

Background Gravity/Freefall: Every object on the Earth’s surface is pulled towards the center of the earth by the force of Gravity. Gravity causes all objects in Freefall to accelerate downwards at the same rate, regardless of the object’s mass. On Earth, acceleration due to gravity is constant of 9.81m/s^2. Therefore on Earth when air resistance is not present, all objects fall at the same acceleration of 9.81m/s^2. However, on the planet Vela Rani, the value of acceleration due to gravity is…

Drag force is an aerodynamic force which acts parallel and opposite to the motion of the object when it moves through a fluid. It is caused by friction and differences in air pressure. There are many factors can affect the magnitude of drag force as with aircraft lift. The drag depends linearly on the shape and size of the object moving through the air. The object’s cross-sectional shape determines the form drag which is created by the pressure variation around the object and affects the…

The mousetrap is the power source. The wheels, which are CD’s will have no traction if not for the balloons being wrapped around them. With the wheels being CD’s they are thin and therefore more aerodynamic and will help the velocity and speed of the car. Then with the pens being hollowed out, it helps with the air and power from the mousetrap to flow through the pen which is attached to the wheels and helps the energy be sent to the wheels and thus, making the car move forward. When designing…

investigate relationship between force, mass, and the motion of objects. 2. How does your rubber band car show Newton’s 1st Law of Motion? The first law states an object will stay at rest until acted upon unbalanced force. The car is at rest until the rubber band is twirl all on the stick. This mean a force has to be added for the rubber-band car to move. 3. How does your rubber band car show Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion? The second law is Force X Mass= Acceleration. The force is the rubber…

Velocity is defined as the speed and direction of motion of a given object. The equation for this particular concept is: v=d/t which states that velocity equals displacement in respect to time. Acceleration is defined as how quickly and in what direction velocity changes. The equation for acceleration is: a=∆v/∆t in which the variable a represents acceleration, ∆v represents the change in velocity, and ∆t represents the time interval. In addition, gravity is the force that attracts a body…