Friction Research Paper

We live in a world obsessed with a toy. A world in love with a spinner. A fidget spinner. Okay, I'm (almost) good with that, but this is something I cannot accept. This is something I will never accept.

A positive acceleration happened in three places of the Rube Goldberg machine. The first was located at the beginning when the first marbles slides down the shoe (inclined plane). Without enough force and acceleration the marble’s hit wouldn’t be enough to make the car move, too much force and acceleration the marble flies out of the shoe. The second instance is when the weight is added into the pulley system, the harder it falls into the cup going down the higher the other cup lands. The third instance is after the chain of dominoes collapse and send the marble rolling down the inclined plane. The speed of the changes the distance it will go, therefore it had to be the exact acceleration in order for it to land into the cup.

Force on a baseball is, lift (up), weight (down), and drag (when you throw it). The same for softball except there is one more step added. Since they have different pitches, softball adds back drag (when you wind up). An object in rest will stay in rest unless acted upon by an outside force, there for, a softball/baseball will stay in rest until you put in force and motion. F=mxa (f= force m= mass a= acceleration).

In a passage from The Great Influenza, author John M. Barry writes about what it is like to be a scientist. He describes scientists as pioneers and uses that to get across his idea. The author states that being a scientist is brave and uses metaphor, the motif of an explorer, and logos to prove his point.

In 1668 the world 's first reflecting telescope was built by a well known scientist, Isaac Newton. Although Newton accomplished many things in his life he also faced many struggles growing up. Not only did Newton invent the world 's first reflecting telescope he developed the three laws of motion, discovered many new facts about gravity and had many other accomplishments throughout his lifetime. Isaac Newton is often referred to as one of the most influential scientists. He and Albert Einstein are almost equally matched contenders for this title (The Doc, 2015).

Newton 's Laws of Motion: three laws that state mechanics portraying the movement of a body. The main law is the law of latency: a body stays very still unless followed up on by an outer power. The second law expresses that a body in movement stays in movement unless followed up on by an outside power. Newton 's third and last law is about how for each activity, there is an equivalent and inverse response.

There are many influential people in the world. They impact the world in a positive way by inspiring people to do/ stand up in what they believe in and overcome the hard times in life. A person who shows these traits would be the first scientist who discovered gravity, Isaac Newton. Isaac Newton is influential because of his legacy, the accomplishments he has made, and his character.

The goal of this group project was to design and build an original paper model marble roller coaster that must be able to transport a marble from start to finish without interruptions. The design had to be unique and thrilling but safe; and the marble must come to a complete stop at the end of the roller coaster. The track should have the following components: at least two hills, one loop and one turn, and if possible a jump.

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In the discourse involving Galileo’s findings and theories, there has been much reference to the works of the pagan Aristotle. While his genius is indisputable, his ignorance is also evident in matters of which we have newfound knowledge. Consequently, his writings on such subjects as astronomy must be considered only under heavy scrutiny. This scrutiny reveals, as shall be demonstrated, Galileo’s rectitude in supporting the Copernican model of the movement of the Earth.

In this experiment, I studied how forces cause an object to accelerate. I also studied the relationship between force vectors, mass and acceleration. Gathering of data took place through the use of a force table and a PAScar track system.

A Rube Goldberg project is a complicated way to do a simple task. In our project we decided to crack an egg. We designed a complex way in order to do this simple task. First of all, we decided to have a catapult fling a bouncy ball into to dominos which would set off a mousetrap. Then, the mousetrap would pull a string to releases a ball down a slide. The golf ball would fly down a race track and then set off another mousetrap. Next, the mousetrap would pull a string out of a book which would close the book on top of scissors. Finally, the scissors would cut a string which is holding up a dumbbell and the dumbbell would crack the egg which is sitting in a bowl. This is the project we decided to design in order to crack our egg.

I plan to be an auto-collision repair man. After high school, I am going to a tech school and learn more about how to repair cars and learn how to be a diesel mechanic. I want to get my certification on being an auto collision repair man. I like working with my hands and learning more about cars and trucks. That is what my plan is to do.

In this essay, I will set out to prove that Thomas Aquinas’ First Cause Argument does not show that God exists and the conclusion that God exists does not follow from the premises of the first cause argument. I do think that the conclusion is valid and could be sound/or has the potential to be, but the premises fail to provide the basis upon which to reach such a conclusion. Hence, I will be raising some objections to the premises and will try to disprove any counter-arguments that could be raised in its defense. This would be done by examining Aquinas’ First Cause Argument and trying to disprove it whilst countering arguments in its defense.

Assume you kick a soccer ball without giving it any twist. Your foot, along these lines, gives the ball an introductory velocity (v) and a beginning precise rate of 0. Since grass is not frictionless, the ball at first slides over the field, then begins to pivot and, in the long run, begins moving without slipping. A soccer ball moves without slipping when its focal point of-mass pace rises to its precise velocity (around its focal point of mass). Alright, now assume you need to kick the ball so that it promptly begins moving without slipping. How? You would give the ball "topspin" by striking the ball a separation (s) over a nonexistent level line that goes through the ball's middle. Be that as it may, where? ANSWER: