Acceleration of Gravity Using Smart Timers: To calculate the acceleration of gravity using the Smart Timers Steven Ge AP Physics B1‚ Per. 7‚ JSerra Catholic High School Advisor: Mr. Darling‚ Dana. Sep 11‚ 2014 Abstract The purpose of this lab is to calculate the acceleration of gravity using the Smart Timers. Drops of ball of equal size and start drops at one hundred centimeter height‚ the amount of time was counted used the Smart Timers. Repeat the same procedure
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in Lesson 1 is acceleration. An often confused quantity‚ acceleration has a meaning much different than the meaning associated with it by sports announcers and other individuals. The definition of acceleration is: Acceleration is a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity. An object is accelerating if it is changing its velocity. Sports announcers will occasionally say that a person is accelerating if he/she is moving fast. Yet acceleration has nothing to
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ACCELERATION: Good afternoon everyone! Our group will discuss about acceleration. But before that‚ what is acceleration? Acceleration is a vector quantity that is defined as the rate at which an object changes its velocity. An object is accelerating if it is changing its velocity. People will occasionally say that a person is accelerating if he/she is moving fast. Yet acceleration has nothing to do with going fast. A person can be moving very fast and still not be accelerating. Acceleration
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Lab 1‚ problem 3: Motion Down an Incline Shaoren Yuan October 5‚ 2013 Physics 1301W‚ professor: Dr. Zudov‚ TA: David Abstract The processes of a cart rolling up and returning back along a track were recorded‚ and the processes (motion of the cart.) were described as equations. Also‚ we calculated the accelerations of every stage (aup‚ adown and ahighest). Then the relationship among aup‚ adown and ahighest was concluded. Finally‚ the acceleration was measured and was proved from data. Introduction
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Carbon is denoted by the symbol C‚ is part of group 14 on the periodic table‚ and is the fourth most abundant element in the universe (by mass). Carbon has an electron configuration of 1s2‚ 2s2‚ 2p2. With 4 valance shell electrons it is expected to form 4 bonds‚ this means carbon is tetravalent. However the s orbitals do not form the same type of bond (with other atoms) as the p orbitals‚ this is because their shapes are different. For example CH4 would have the following bonds: C(s)-H(s)‚ C(s)-H(s)
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Scientific question: How does the incline of a slope influence the acceleration of a cart when it travels down a wooden plank? Introduction: What is an incline plane? Commonly referred to as a ramp or a slope‚ an incline plane is an even surface that is titled at an angle. An object placed on the tilted surface will often slide down the surface‚ accelerating because of an unbalanced force. The rate at which an object travels down the slope is dependent upon how tilted the slope is; the greater
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and dirty secrets of a twisted mind‚ a serial killer stalking his prey in the subway. And Duncan can’t stop reading. What would you do with a book like that? How far would you go to catch a madman? This is the teaser to an amazing book I read “Acceleration” By: Graham McNamee. Duncan the main leading character of the story discovers a journal belonging to what he thinks is a serial killer and he uses his knowledge of profiling as well as the clues from the journal to try to decipher who the serial
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relative to you‚ the car you pass has an acceleration a to the west. However‚ the driver of the other car is maintaining a constant speed and direction relative to the road. Is the reference frame of your car an inertial one? If not‚ in which direction (east or west) is your car accelerating relative to the other car? Determine the Concept No. You are in a non-inertial frame that is accelerating to the east‚ opposite the other car’s apparent acceleration. 3 • [SSM] You are riding in a limousine that
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force and motion I problem 1 The figure below is an overhead view of a 12 kg tire that is to be pulled by three ropes. One force (Fl‚ with magnitude 50 N) is indicated. Orient the other two forces F2 and F3 so that the magnitude of the resulting acceleration of the tire is least‚ and find that magnitude if (a) F2 = 30N‚ F3= 20 N; (b) F2= 30 N‚ F3 = 10 N; and (c) F2 = F3 = 30 N. problem 2 A weight-conscious penguin with a mass of 15.0 kg rests on a bathroom scale (see figure below). What are (a)
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Duncan‚ Vinny‚ and Wayne are all friends working - or wasting time - the summer before senior year in high school. Duncan is the soul‚ Vinny the brains‚ and Wayne the muscle. At the end of the previous summer‚ Duncan tried to save a drowning girl and failed. Not being a hero has really affected his life‚ particularly his relationship with his girlfriend Kim. Also‚ he is now terrified of swimming‚ especially when the nightmares come back. Duncan’s summer job is with the public transit lost and
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