Physics for the Pitcher

When the pitcher throws the ball it starts to slow down because of the friction from the air.  What is this force called? 
Hint : Jets and airplanes also experience this force. 

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Baseball Physics

A baseball is pitched east at a speed of 160 km/h The batter hits it west at a speed of 160 km/h. Did the ball accelerate? 

Crash Course in Physics

Perhaps you have missed a few days in class and want to catch up on physics, check out this video. 
Watch  the video and please write a question that could be answered by watching the video. 

Newton's Law Review

Watch the video if you need a reminder. Then write Newton's three laws of motion. 

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Golf Physics

Hunter has a great idea for a field trip. He suggest to the class that we all go to a driving range to hit some golf balls. Suppose we go and on your first try you hit a golf ball that lands 100 meters away.
Use the following vocabulary to describe what happened with the golf ball.

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Bungee Jump Gravity.

Corey is planning on building a bungee jump tower in his backyard. He wants to ride to last five seconds. The town says he cannot build a tower more than 50 meters tall. Evan says the tower would have to be greater than 50 meters to get five second ride. Gavin disagrees saying the rate of falls is just 9.8 meters per second due to gravity, therefore the tower would only need to be 49 meters tall. Who is correct Gavin or Evan? Would Corey be allowed to build his five seconds bungee jump tower?

Four Forces

There are only four known forces in the universe. What are those forces?  

Superheroes and Newton's Third Law.

What would happen if two superheroes had a fight. How would a super punch from one  cause a reaction with another?

Space Disaster

Ethan and Skippy are on board an orbiting space station. They receive an alert from mission control that an asteroid is on a path to collide with the space station. How can Ethan and Skippy avoid this disaster?   How can Newtons Laws on motion help them come up with a solution? 

LAW 3

Chase wanted to show Levi how Newtons Third Law of Motion worked. What could they use for materials and how could the show the third law of motion.

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Blast off

Ava wants to be an astronaut she was telling Haley that she really likes the powerful take off when a rocket launches from Earth. She also said you need rockets when landing on the moon. Why would you need rockets when landing on the moon?

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Moving in Space

Dale said to Gavin that it would be really easy to move things in space because there is no gravity. Abbey and Kallie overheard them talking and said they were wrong it would take force to move things in outer space. Who is right and why?

Terminal Velocity

How does the term terminal velocity help explain the results of dropping a penny off the Empire State Building?

Falling Objects

Chloe says to Lily that the heavier an object is the faster is falls. Lily tells Chloe that she is wrong. Lily says that the longer an object is falling the faster it falls. Grace says that there are more factors that are involved when an object falls. Who do you think is right and why? 

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Science in Playing Pass

Zach and Reid were playing pass in the hallway. Zach said that this was a good example of momentum.  Reid said is was a better example of speed. Sophia said that is was an example of both because speed is related to momentum. Who do you think was right and why?  

Types of Friction

Johnny said "Friction makes things slow down." Marshall agreed. Connor added that he heard that there were different types of friction and that one type is needed to help cars move.  What are the types of friction and how does friction help a car move? 

Do you need more information on friction check out the video below. 

Hidden Forces

You roll a model car down the hallway. The car comes to a stop without hitting anything. Charlie says that the car stopped because there was no force pushing it. Aiden says that is stopped because of unseen forces. Who do you agree with and explain why you agree.