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Momentum Applets
Momentum experienced by an astronaut (cartoon): |
While you're there check out all the other examples
listed on the left hand side |
4 Star |
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Consevation of momentum |
The most realistic of the applets on this topic, but limited to five minutes per day |
5 Star |
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Useful for showing elastic and inelastic collisions |
4 Star |
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With an air track |
4 Star |
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As above |
4 Star |
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| Crash: Horizon documentary | Detailing the death toll that has resulted from the car and some of the innovations developed to make them less lethal. Youtube. 45 min |
4 Star | |
| Col John Stapp acts as his own crash test dummy | In order to acquire data on the human body's ability to withstand extreme forces.YouTube. 4 mins | 4 Star | |
| The Physics of car crashes | YouTube. 22 mins | 4 Star | |
| The Physics of car crashes | link | YouTube. 4 mins via MinutePhysics | |
Rocket travel |
Japanese man uses a bunch of water rockets to take off!! Youtube. One minute |
5 star |
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Everything you need to know about water rockets |
Including how to make them. From npl.co.uk |
4 Star |
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Great site for short, high speed video clips |
From engr.colostate.edu |
4 Star |
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Newton's Cradle Applet |
If 1 ball goes in, why can't 2 balls go out with half the initial speed? From hyperphysics |
4 Star |
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Illustrates conservation of energy and conservation of momentum |
From surendranath.org |
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Conservation of angular momentum |
kids on a merry-go-round. Notice the relationship between angular velocity and radius. Youtube. 1 min |
4 Star |
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Video clip of demo with lady with dumbells on a rotating chair. Arms come in, she speeds up. From hyperphysics |
3 Star |
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| Mandatory experiment: conservation of momentum | link | Nice simulation from mathsphysics.com | 4 Star |
| link | YouTube video from c4science | 4 Star |