|
Name: Dropping Ball/Dropping Paper Category: Mechanics Subcategory: 1-D Motion Classes: |
|
Comments: Drop a ball alongside a piece of paper and discuss how the differences in surface area lead to different terminal velocities. Show that air resistance is not heavily dependent upon mass by scrunching up the paper and doing the demonstration again. |
|
Equipment: Tennis Ball, Sheet of Paper |
Location: Tennis Ball: H104 C11 or Top Drawers |
Back to Mechanics Demos
Back to Main Demo Page