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vs. Weight
Essential question - how do the mass and weight of an object affect its motion?
Related questions
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass is....
Weight is....
How does gravity affect an object's weight?
Start with the weights on the springs and the planet set to earth.
Turn the friction all the way up
Switch the planet button to jupiter
what happens to the weights?
now switch it to the moon.
how long do the weights bounce?
Now swtich the friction off.
change the planet to earth
how long do the weights bounce?
what is the difference between all these planets?
has the amount of mass changed?
what has changed? ... gravity therefore changing weight.
What is the difference when you change planets between the bouncing of the springs when friction is present and the bouncing of the springs when friction is not present?
Research Einstein's E = mc^2
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/05/einstein-equation-emc2-special-relativity-alok-jha
vs. Weight
Essential question - how do the mass and weight of an object affect its motion?
Related questions
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass is....
Weight is....
How does gravity affect an object's weight?
Start with the weights on the springs and the planet set to earth.
Turn the friction all the way up
Switch the planet button to jupiter
what happens to the weights?
now switch it to the moon.
how long do the weights bounce?
Now swtich the friction off.
change the planet to earth
how long do the weights bounce?
what is the difference between all these planets?
has the amount of mass changed?
what has changed? ... gravity therefore changing weight.
What is the difference when you change planets between the bouncing of the springs when friction is present and the bouncing of the springs when friction is not present?
Research Einstein's E = mc^2
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/apr/05/einstein-equation-emc2-special-relativity-alok-jha