Antônia C. Physics HL Aspects of Physics Case Study: Amusement Parks On the 26th of February‚ 2011 our class went on a field trip in order to analyse the aspects of physics present in amusement parks. I chose two aspects based on my favourite rides: ‘Kaboom’ (which works based on free-fall) and the roller coaster. The Physics of Roller Coasters How does a Roller Coaster work? Roller coasters have no engines (although many still tend to think they do) and are thus not propelled around the
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than the largest ever recorded (The UnMuseum). Atlantis was real and was destroyed and many facts are presented to prove that Atlantis was real and was also annihilated by natural disasters. Many say it is not real because the only evidence it ever existed was Plato’s book discussing the details and central idea of Atlantis‚ but there are many theoretical places it could be because of the
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FOREIGN PHYSICIST Alessandro Volta AUTOBIOGRAPHY Inventor: Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta Criteria: First to invent. Birth: February 18‚ 1745.in Como‚ Lombardy‚ Italy Death: March 5‚ 1827.near Como‚ Lombardy‚ Italy Nationality: Italian Invention: electric battery in 1800 Volta called his battery the Voltaic Pile. He stacked alternating layers of zinc‚ cardboard soaked in salt water and silver‚ image courtesy BBC Rough Science Function: noun / electric bat•tery
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Introduction The purpose of this report is to address the application of treating common vision problems associated with geometric optics. This report will also attend to the nature of the conditions‚ different methods of treating the conditions and compare the success rates for these methods. The two common vision problems that will be concentrated in this report is Myopia (Nearsightedness)‚ Hyperopia (Farsightedness). Nature of the Condition Myopia is a common vision impairment in which close
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Erica Salas Triplet USU-1360 March 20‚2012 Reliance on Fossil Fuels and consequences Our “energy crisis” has been the big talk of politics ever since the early 1970’s. In 2007‚ the United States of America Energy Information Administration researched that eighty seven percent of global energy consumption comes from fossil fuels. The worlds most reliable industries provide fuel and electricity to modern societies and have made millions. People have high consumption lifestyle revolving around
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In soccer‚ the length of the ball in air when it is kicked is the hang time. Air resistance or adding a curve to the ball will increase its hang time. Hang time can be calculated by H= 1/2 g(gravitational acceleration)times t(time) times 1/2. As the player kicks the ball with the inside of his foot he creates a curve on the ball and increases hang time due to air resistance acting on it. Kicking the ball straight will have a low hang time and just keep it low to the ground. The higher the ball is
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Chapter 6. Uniform Acceleration Problems: Speed and Velocity 6-1. A car travels a distance of 86 km at an average speed of 8 m/s. How many hours were required for the trip? [pic] [pic] t = 2.99 h 6-2. Sound travels at an average speed of 340 m/s. Lightning from a distant thundercloud is seen almost immediately. If the sound of thunder reaches the ear 3 s later‚ how far away is the storm? [pic] t = 58.8 ms 6-3. A small rocket leaves its pad and travels a
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The Heart • What does it generate? • Why is that so important? • Found in the… • Apex points at… • Base points at… • Sits atop the… • Medial to… • Anterior to the… • Posterior to the… Fibrous Pericardium • Made of… • Encloses. • Stabilizes. • Prevents... Serous Pericardium • Deep to the… • 2 layers • Parietal pericardium • Visceral pericardium • Pericardial cavity. 3 Layers of the Heart Wall • Epicardium • Myocardium • Endocardium. Heart Chambers
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Investigating Newton’s 2nd Law of Motion using an Air-track Introduction: My experiment is investigating the Newton’s 2nd law of motion by using an Air-track. The air-track can make the trolley frictionless by testing the velocity with different weights and shows that F=ma. Research question: How much acceleration does the frictionless trolley has? Aim: Use the air track to measure the acceleration of the no friction trolley by hanging with different mass of weights. Apparatus: *
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The moment of inertia is a measure of an object’s resistance to changes in its rotation. It must be very specific to the chosen axis of rotation. Also‚ it is specific to the mass and shape of the object‚ including the way that is mass is distributed in the object. Moment of inertia is usually quantified in kgm2. An object’s where the mass is concentrated very close to the center of axis of rotation will be easier to spin than an object of identical mass with the mass concentrated far from the axis
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