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Showing 14 experiments that use the Essential Physics Comprehensive Equipment Kit.
Acceleration on a Ramp
What is acceleration and how does it relate to speed and velocity? A car rolling down a ramp accelerates. A car given an initial velocity up a ramp accelerates...
A Model for Accelerated Motion
How can a velocity versus time graph be used to determine displacement? An object’s position changes as it accelerates.
Hooke’s Law
How are force and displacement related when stretching a spring? In this investigation you will measure force from the spring, and spring deformation (spring...
Acceleration on an Inclined Plane
What is the acceleration of an object down an inclined plane? What do the motion graphs of an object down an inclined plane look like? Galileo Galilei...
Inclined Plane and the Conservation of Energy
What law governs the energy transformations of motion on an inclined plane? If you have ever skied...
Crash Barrier
Construct a crash barrier designed to minimize the impact force experienced by a cart in a collision.
Conservation of Momentum
The law of conservation of momentum is a powerful generalization of Newton’s third law. For an isolated system, the total momentum of all the objects...
Inelastic Collisions
In this investigation you will explore how the total kinetic energy and momentum of a closed system involving two carts is affected by a perfectly inelastic...
Elastic Collisions
How can we predict the outcome of an elastic collision? A collision between two carts is nearly elastic, but not completely. In this experiment, you will...
Designing Gear Machines
How do you make a large gear ratio? How are gear machines designed? Your challenge is to design machines with the following ratios.
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