Today in class we learned more about acceleration and learned about Galileo and how he experimented with acceleration due to gravity. In my picture there is a water bottle and a little stress basketball. If both objects are dropped at the same height most people will think and say that the water bottle will drop faster and hit the ground first. Yes, the water bottle may hit the ground first but both the water bottle and the ball are traveling at the same speed (acceleration). On earth gravity is 9.8 meters per second and every object is traveling are being pulled down the same although it may seem otherwise.
Here's a link to what people think about falling objects and is relevant to what we learned in class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mCC-68LyZM
Nice blogpost. Nice added touch with that video.
ReplyDeleteVery good post, you explained why the objects should hit the ground at the same time. Like Kelly said, the video really added to your post. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThis post is very interesting and I like how you included a video in your post.
ReplyDeleteGood job I like how you used different objects to explain gravity and Galileo's theory.
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