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Use these physics problems to test your knowledge on kinematics.
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Explore the uniform circular motion of objects along the circumference of a circle or rotation along a circular path.
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This question set tests the concept of average velocity using both equations and graphs. Students will be able to recognize the difference between average velocity and average speed.
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This question derives the equation of acceleration of the Atwood Machine. The properties of this interesting machine will then be analyzed.
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Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and Newton’s law through the system of two blocks attached through a pulley and one of them resting on a table.
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Varying systems of small planet like objects are explored in order to successfully apply Newton’s law of gravitation.
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Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
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Principles of momentum are used to explain what happens when two balls of perfect elasticity are dropped from a certain height.
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Exploration of free body diagrams, two body acceleration, and newton’s laws through the system of two blocks resting on a pyramid and attached by a pulley.
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An introduction to acceleration and newton’s laws using a demonstration of a commuting car.
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Properties of projectile motion and basic reference frames will be explored through a simple example of two moving cannonballs.
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How does a reading on a scale change when on a moving elevator? Scenarios with an elevator moving at different velocities and acceleration will be considered. The concepts learned will then be used to analyze data from a real-life experiment.
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The following set of questions apply Newton’s Second Law to scenarios with multiple blocks held together by the tension force from strings.
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What are factors that determine the force of friction? The following set of questions explore the behavior of friction on both moving and stationary objects.
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What do the velocity-time and acceleration-time graphs look like for a cannon ball launched from a moving cart? This scenario will be analyzed by breaking down both velocity and acceleration into vertical and horizontal components.
