During this episode, I will be testing a myth sent to me by my physics teacher.
Myth: An object always moves in the direction of the net force exerted on it.
Prediction: If an object always moves in the direction of the net force exerted on it, and we drop a ball on the ground, then the ball will bounce, and continue in the opposite direction of the force of gravity, disproving the myth.
The sum of the forces is -Fg while the ball is in the air after it hit the ground, but it is still rising and it comes back to Tori.
Conclusion:
The myth is busted because the ball rose and came back to Tori. Originally, I thought that this would be very difficult to bust, but I believe that this test thoroughly busted the myth. Most people would believe this myth because an object mostly moves in the direction of the applied force, which is probably the origin of this myth. Our testing busted the myth, and I hope that this will make people rethink their thought process.
What exactly do you mean by: " we drop a ball on the ground, then the ball will bounce, disproving the myth."
ReplyDeleteHow does that disprove the myth? The ball bounced correctly in the direction of the resultant force.
Your FBD makes NO reference to this. Your FBD reflects the position of the ball while it is in the air.
Please clarify which situation you want to disprove.
Your conclusion is incomplete as you do not explain WHY people have a misconception.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice, I edited my conclusion and prediction to better explain m point
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