Balloon-Powered Race Car

To create a mousetrap car and measure its performance. We will also see where force and energy is impacting on the performance, for example friction will impact on the cars performance as it generates heat and slows to car down thus meaning that the car may not travel as far as it should. Another force that is demonstrated in testing of the car kinetic energy, without kinetic energy the car would not travel at all.

If you like teaching, you would probably study to be a teacher. If you like engineering, you would study to be an engineer. But, if you like Dragster car designing and racing, then you would read this essay. This will explain the basics of a Dragster Racing, how you would race and test a Dragster Car and what vocabulary you need to know for the Dragster car’s function and structure.

As the car go down it looses its potential energy because it is not at the same height anymore. As it loses the potential energy it gains kinetic energy. Kinetic energy came along because of its high speed. The mathematical equation for this is initial kinetic energy plus initial potential energy plus external work equals final kinetic energy plus final potential energy. To find work the equation is force times distance. To find power the equation is work divided by time.

Recently in 4th hour Technology systems, we designed, built, and raced our CO2 dragster cars. We were given the opportunity to (within preset design constraints) design and create racing dragsters to compete on the track. For my design, I decided that the simpler the design, the more aerodynamic it would be. I didn’t have any prior experience with this, so my design decision was nearly a shot in the dark.

We were given groups to design and make a mousetrap powered car that will roll as far as possible. This will be measured and be put into a graph. We will make three modifications to our mousetrap car over the course of the experiment. We have a variety of different materials, including plastic, wooden wheels and a dowel, screws, mousetrap, blue tack and a piece of string. Forces were acting in a negative way and a positive way on the car. Gravity was pulling the car down to the ground. Uplift was pushing up upon the car against gravity. Drag was also known as friction, holding back the car while it was moving. Thrust was in the cars favour, pushing forward against the force drag. There were also many forms of energy being used and being wasted like heat and sound energy. Potential energy was stored in the mousetrap, propelling itself forward. Kinetic energy was also demonstrated when the car started to roll.

We experience each of Sir Isaac Newton's laws everyday. In a car, pushing a car, or even in a fight. All of these laws have to do with motion. You can experience the first law in a stopping car, the second when you are a pushing a shopping cart, and the third one in the water.

1) What happens to the vapor pressure of water after the heat source is removed? What observation is proof of this? After the heat source was removed, the vapor pressure was decreased. This is proven by the boiling stopping.

Newton’s laws of motion are three physical laws that describe the connection between a body and the different forces acting upon it, as well as its motion in response to those forces. Isaac Newton developed Galileo’s ideas further and developed three law of motions. Newton’s First Law of Motion states that an object at rest with remain this way unless if it affected by a force. Also if an object that is moving will continue at the same speed as well as the same direction until an unbalanced force acts upon it. An example of unbalance force is when a scooter is being driven, the friction and air resistance is going at it, the weight of the scooter is keeping the weight on the ground, the reaction force is going up and the thrust of the scooter going forward. The force’s tendency to resist any change in motion is called an object’s inertia. Newton’s Second Law of Motion states that an object will keep on accelerating in the direction of an unbalance force acting upon it. The mass of the object and the size of the force acting depends upon the size of the acceleration., F_net=m x a, is the formula to work out the total amount of force acting upon an object. This formula can be

Our time increments were 3, 6, and 9 seconds. We had a person do a job like one person would start the timer, one person would start the car, and then the other person would place the tape on the ground after time limit. After each trial we measured each piece of tape and how far away it was from the point of origin. The first thing me and my group did for the lab was that we gathered our materials. Second, we decided who was going to do what. Third, we marked the point of origin with a small amount of the 40 cm. of tape. Fourth, the person that was in charge of the timer got the timer ready. Fifth, we turned the car on. Sixth, we set the car 60 cm. behind the point of origin. Seventh, the person that was in charge of keeping the timer started the timer when the front wheels of the car were on the point of origin. Eighth, when the timer is at 3 seconds, mark the position of the car right that second. Continue the timer till 9 seconds and mark the 6 seconds position as well as the 9 seconds position DO NOT STOP THE TIMER. There should be a person ready to place a piece of tape on time. Ninth, measure the distance with a meter stick in centimeters from the point of origin to the 3 seconds mark, the 6 seconds mark, and finally the 9 seconds mark. Tenth, repeat steps from four to nine 2 more

Leffler began his career racing midget cars in the USAC series, where he won three consecutive midget championships from 1997 and 1999, as well as the Silver Crown series championship in 1998. He was the third driver to win three consecutive midget car championships.[1] He won the Hut Hundred and Belleville Nationals in 1997, and the Turkey Night Grand Prix and Copper Classic in 1999.[1] He won his second Turkey Night Grand Prix in 2005.

recorded how far the items travelled. This showed me how Newtons Three Laws of Motion

You are the reason why this school is so impressive. Mr.Kehoe the magnificent contributions that you have made to this school are monumental. The effective and efficient cooperation between the you and the college has shown, without a doubt, that you deserve the award for School of Engineering Alumnus of the Year. Rest assured that the college and the faculty looks forward to working with you, on all future endeavors that can leave positive impacts this college and the world around us, however your recent proposal of a propeller car is not plausible. With all due respect, the reason for your idea of a propeller car being unfeasible are that the idea violates the laws of thermodynamics, from an economic standpoint, it is not possible, and

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The toy has uses two main energies, Kinetic and Potential. Potential energy is made by the pulling back of the car. Kinetic is made when after the car is

     Acceleration and Speed are obviously the two defining characteristics of a fast car. Newton’s three laws of motion are an essential part in determining how fast a