Advanced Placement • College • High School / Physics

Accelerating Cart Demonstration

This demonstration shows that when the ball is shot vertically upward from the cart while the cart is accelerating, the ball will not land in the cart.

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Smart Ballistic Cart Accessory

The Smart Ballistic Accessory mounts to any PASCO dynamics cart for a classic demonstration on the independence of X and Y motion.

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