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My aim in this experiment is to investigate how the compression of a spring affects the amount of kinetic energy transferred to the trolley that it is attached to.
... anyone or anything. Dangers that may be encountered during this investigation include the fast (or slow!) moving trolley, possibly causing damage to interfering obstacles or people. To ensure that this does not happen I will clear the area before carrying ...
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My aim is to find out the total extension of a rubber band when weights are added.
... above
* Assure that the long ruler is exactly straight by lining it up with the setsquare.
* Measure the length of the rubber with no weights attached to see what the length of the rubber band is before it is stretched. ...
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My aim is to investigate what factors affect the period of a Baby Bouncer. The factor that I will be varying will be the mass on the end of the spring.
... baby bouncer, so instead we will have a spring with weights attached to the bottom. I am using this prediction due to what is stated in Hooke's law.
Equipment Used
* Spring
* Clamp Stand
* Stopwatch
* Weights
* Ruler
Method
* Equipment will be set ...
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My perfect night
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Observe and analyze the characteristics of the different types of waves and their behavior towards changes in variables.
... will run through the spring, while the other person will hold the end with the spring loose, thereby trying to allow some movement.
IV. Another way that step III can be done in case that it fails, is by placing ...
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Origin of the universe as one entity.
... the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe?" (21:30)
The science of modern cosmology clearly shows that, at one ...
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Physics - Rotary Potentiometer
... and more energy efficient that a 12v mains power supply> Rotary potentiometer, attached to a DIY MDF wheel which rotates. It has a spring attachment hole at one end and a mechano shaft for attaching weights> Expendable Spring, an ...
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Physics - The aim of this practical investigation was to obtain a value for the spring constant k for a decided system of springs.
... plot an F-x graph from which I will obtain a gradient and y-intercept which I can use to compare the above equation to the straight line equation y = mx + c where mx = gradient and, c = y-intercept ...
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Physics Coursework - Spring Investifation
... collect the data, and the results are a lot clearer. You can alter the length of the card, the compression of the spring and the distance that the trolley travels.
To make this test a fair one, when the light gate ...
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Physics Coursework: To investigate the Oscillations of a mass on a spring
... are 2 ways to arrange the springs, and they are: Series or Parallel. Springs in series extend further than springs in parallel. Also, during the trial experiment I discovered that springs in parallel do not extend in a straight line, ...
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Physics Investigation : Springs
... more accurate than a normal result. I also counted 10 complete bounces of the spring and divided it by 10 so that the time of one bounce would be more precise. I made sure that I started the stop clock ...
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Physics Investigation on Hook’s Law.
... stretched beyond the elastic limit. At that point the spring will have reached the point where Hooke's law is no longer accurate. I will do enough experiments to find and exceed the elastic limit. I predict I will need to ...
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Plan of experiment to investigate the effect of different spring stiffness with the same weight
... that it starts oscillating with the up and down motion and with the stop watch in my hand I will get the oscillation rhythm by doing a count down of 3, 2, 1, 0 and then I will start the ...
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Polarisation – what is it and what is it used for?
... filter and only allows waves that are parallel to the axis to pass through. For instance, a Polaroid filter with its long chain molecules aligned vertically will have a horizontally aligned polarisation axis and will block all vertical vibrations and ...
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Properties of Waves.
... Rough surfaces look dull as they reflect light in many different directions causing it to scatter. This is called diffuse reflection. If light waves are reflected, the colour of the surface affects the colour of the reflected ray.
Concave surfaces are ...
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Prove if Hookes Law's theory of extension is proportional to length is true.
... fall, and might land on your feet.
Step-by-Step instructions:
* Clamp head to stand,
* Connect boss head to clamp,
* Fix one circular up to other,
* Hook weights up to the spring
* Add weights then record extensions after measuring it three times,
* ...
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Qur'an on origin of the universe.
... it moves several hundred kilometers into the Atlantic at a depth of about 1000 meters with its own warm, saline, and less dense characteristics. The Mediterranean water stabilizes at this depth. Although there are large waves, strong currents, and tides ...
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See how one factor affects the period of time a mass on the end of a spring takes to complete one whole oscillation.
... gravity was less the mass would take longer to pull the spring down. If the gravity were stronger, the mass would take longer to go back to the equilibrium.
* Temperature - if the temperature changed, the spring would be more ...
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Seismic Waves and Earthquakes
... "bunching" of the coils will pass along the spring. The individual coils only go forwards and back a little way. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves.
What are Transverse waves?
Transverse waves vibrate sideways. Think of waves over water. These are ...
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Silent Spring presentation.
... of large scale environmental suffering. Setting the stage for the environmental protection movement. In addition, Carson disproves her former belief that nature was too great and powerful a thing to ever be effected by humans and their actions.
About the author
Rachel ...
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Simple Harmonic Motion of a mass-spring system.
... Fnet is always opposite to x.
Moreover, according to Newton's second law, the equation of motion: Fnet = ma
? Fnet = ma = -kx, then a = - (k/m)x = -w2x
? =
As the mass m executes simple harmonic motion (SHM),
the ...
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Solar cells
... solar cell will be 4 times more powerful. However if the Solar cell is moved four times further away then the current would of decreased and then stopped.
Scientific Reason for Prediction
I think this because if the power source is moved ...
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Solar Panel Investigation
... 1 metre, measuring at 10cm intervals. These values will allow us to plot a graph from which we can clearly analyse the results.
The results will be measured in the following table:
Distance (in cm)
Voltmeter reading (in volts)
Voltmeter reading 2 (in volts)
Voltmeter ...
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Sound waves
... pattern causing melodious music.
Analysis: Usually sound is absorbed by various objects. However, in some cases, it is reflected which more commonly called as echo. When sound strikes soft materials, it is absorbed. Such materials that absorb most of the ...
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specify
... and on a night all the people I have lovingly lost were up there. But not the dimmer stars as they were the stars that shone brightly with a sparkly frosted effect added to them.
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