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Inertia - Small Steel Ball
Purpose
To demonstrate inertia of rest.
Equipment
Stand with spring, card, and ball, as photographed.
Suggestions
This experiment is useful only for small groups.
Images
Description
A spring is pulled back and released, flipping the card away so that the steel ball falls into the cup. A small flat has been filed onto the ball so that it will rest in position on the card.
References
Haym Kruglak and Robert Scherzer, An Applause-Winning Inertia Trick, TPT 33, 284 (1995).
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See pagesc1. center of mass motion
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See pagesc3. first law of motion
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See pagesc4. second law of motion
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See pagesc5. third law of motion
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See pagesc6. friction
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See pagesc7. collisions
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See pagesc8. mechanical energy & power
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See pagesc1. center of mass motion
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See pagesc3. first law of motion
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See pagesc4. second law of motion
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See pagesc5. third law of motion
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See pagesc6. friction
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See pagesc7. collisions
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See pagesc8. mechanical energy & power
Physics Lab Demos