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Chapter 2 Section 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7KpH9_I2Dw
A penny at rest is dropped from the top of a tall stairwell. What is the pennys velocity after it has fallen for 2 s?
V = 19.6 m/s
Air Resistance
Air resistance causes a falling objects acceleration to slow down. The amount of air resistance experienced by a falling object depends on it size, shape and speed of the object. Thinking about a piece of paper, how can you reduce the amount of air resistance affecting it as it falls? Why? Terminal Velocity occurs when the air resistance and the gravitational force are equal and there is no net force.
Free Fall
A free fall occurs when the only force affecting a falling object is gravity. This only occurs in locations without air resistance which means there is no air. This occurs in space and in a vacuum. Astronauts are not truly weightless in space. They are really free falling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOHRKK NNLQ
Orbiting
Two forces keep an object in orbit- gravity and centripetal force. Centripetal force is the force that keep an object moving in a circular path. The moon remains in orbit because the gravity of earth attracts the moon and the centripetal force of the moon keeps the moon at its current distance from earth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBpe_LLl QJw
Projectile Motion
When you throw a ball, what shape does the ball take as it travels through the air?
Watch this video clip to see if your response was correct.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcBG9UNyCuM
Projectile Motion
Curved path an object follows when thrown near the surface of the earth. Two components make up the motion
Horizontal
It is the force received by the object from whatever is causing it to be thrown. The motion is parallel to the ground
Vertical
It caused by the force of gravity pulling the object toward the earth. The motion is perpendicular to the ground
Summary
Gravity causes objects to accelerate at a rate of 9.8 m/s2. Air resistance slows a falling object down because it applies a force in the opposite direction of the motion of the object. Free fall causes objects to feel weightless and only occur in places where gravity is the only force acting on it. Objects remain in circular motion because of centripetal force. Projectile Motion occurs when an object is thrown near the earths surface. The reason the object moves in a curved path is due to horizontal and vertical motion.