Tuesday, October 26, 2010

week 1

When i am dancing i jump, stand still and move from side to side.










Test Questions:

1. Draw a free body diagram of a parachutist who has just stepped out of the airplane, and is accelerating toward the ground.

A:
             Free body diagram showing drag (friction from the air) and weight.                      Fg > Ff






2. I am moving but don't want to stop what Newton's law am I?

A: I am Newton's Law of inertia (Law 1), it states objects stay at rest stay at rest unless acted on by an external force.


3. If forces are in opposite directions how do you find the direction of the force? What about in the opposite direction?

A: If forces are going in the same direction you add the forces together and if the forces are opposite directions you subtract the forces.






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