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Subject:
racing jars
Category: Science > Physics Asked by: yaki-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
14 Mar 2006 20:57 PST
Expires: 13 Apr 2006 21:57 PDT Question ID: 707442 |
will the heavy jar or the light jar reach the bottom of the ramp first? |
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Subject:
Re: racing jars
From: knickers-ga on 15 Mar 2006 07:11 PST |
I am assuming that you are talking about rolling two jars down a ramp. Or rather letting them roll under there own steam. I am also assuming that both jars are equal in shape, size and dimensions and hence the only difference is their density. The force acting down the ramp is given by Mg Sin (theta) where M = Mass, G= Gravity and Theta = angle of the ramp to the horizontal. Hence more mass = more force down plane therefore would result in more speed. Of coure this assumes that the extra mass is evenly distributed and fixed in place. |
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Re: racing jars
From: manuka-ga on 15 Mar 2006 18:50 PST |
Please don't forget that acceleration is given by force / mass. This is a variation of Galileo's experiment with light and heavy balls (which he rolled down ramps). I'd expect that the heavy one would win slightly due to the effects of air resistance, but if we ignore air resistance they should reach the bottom of the ramp at the same time. |
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