Lab 09

Throw something, and watch why it lands where it does

Two forces decide everything here: gravity pulling down at a constant rate, and air pushing back harder the faster you go. Change the world you are standing on and both of them change.

30 m/s
45°
1.0 kg
5 cm
Range
Max height
Time of flight
Impact speed
The rules behind it

Newton’s three laws

Second law, on its own

F = ma, with friction in the way

Push a box. Nothing moves until your push beats static friction, and after that the leftover force is what accelerates it. Watch the arrows.

40 N
10 kg
0.30
Net force
Acceleration
Speed
Distance