Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Circular Motion Lab

We finished the circular motion and explained the results using any or all of the following 3 statements:

An object in circular motion is always acted on by a force directed toward the center of the circle.  This force is perpendicular to the direction of motion.
If the force is removed, an object will travel in a straight line tangent to the circle due to inertia.
Because there is a force acting toward the center of the circle, there is also an acceleration acting toward the center of the circle.
We also learned how to solve circular motion problems.

HW:  Finish WS 1; Finish analysis questions of lab

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