Introductory physics

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891Safety clothing / Bicycle helmet / Kinetic energy / Rigid body / Velocity / Impact / Motorcycle helmet / Physics / Helmets / Introductory physics

Theoretical Calculation of Helmet Thickness Necessary to achieve 100g for a 6.2 m/s impact Terry Smith, Ph.D. Dynamic Research Inc, Torrance, CA Daniel Pomerening Southwest Research Institute

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Source URL: www.helmets.org

Language: English - Date: 2014-10-15 21:49:44
892Equations / Equations for a falling body / Free fall / Terminal velocity / Acceleration / Mass / Physics / Gravitation / Introductory physics

55 Gravity and Falling Bodies One of the simplest kinds of motion that were first studied carefully is that of falling. Unless supported, a body will fall to the ground under the influence of gravity. But the falling

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-21 12:10:08
893Forms of energy / Joule / Kinetic energy / Particle accelerator / Van Allen radiation belt / Electron / Potential energy / Physics / Energy / Introductory physics

Giving Particles a Boost in the Van Allen Belts 14 Scientists have discovered a massive particle accelerator in the

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-19 10:37:40
894Quantum chemistry / Molecular physics / Charge carriers / Introductory physics / Electron / Energy level / Energy / Bohr model / Rydberg atom / Chemistry / Physics / Atomic physics

More Atomic Fractions The single electron inside an atom can exist in many different energy states. The lowest energy an electron can have is called the Ground State: this is the bottom rung on the ladder marked with an

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-05-02 13:44:18
895Parachuting / Celestial mechanics / Free fall / Terminal velocity / Acceleration / Physics / Introductory physics / Gravitation

Distance Traveled Under Constant Acceleration 56 Bungee jumping has become a popular but dangerous sport. It also shows how the acceleration of

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-06 09:53:30
896Introductory physics / Spaceflight / Force / Speed / Velocity / Saturn V / Acceleration / Rocket / Thrust / Physics / Measurement / Physical quantities

Reading a Speed vs Time Graph - acceleration 60 In the same way that speed = distance divided by time, we can also look at acceleration

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2014-02-06 09:54:58
897Measurement / Introductory physics / Units of energy / Enceladus / Planemos / Joule / Energy / Saturn / Geyser / Physics / Chemistry / State functions

58 Gravity and Energy Energy can be changed from one form to another. When you peddle a bike, your body uses up stored food energy (in calories) and converts this into

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-21 12:17:14
898State functions / Heat transfer / Physical quantities / Introductory physics / Energy / Temperature / Properties of water / Heat / Gas / Physics / Chemistry / Thermodynamics

Exploring Energy and Temperature In the figure to the left, the first column represents gas particles with little energy. A thermometer placed in contact with this group of particles would indicate a very low temperature

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-09-16 10:22:18
899Quantum chemistry / Introductory physics / Chemical properties / Molecular physics / Electronvolt / Energy level / Electron / Energy / Bohr model / Physics / Chemistry / Atomic physics

Atomic Fractions The single electron inside a hydrogen atom can exist in many different energy states. The lowest energy an electron can have is called the Ground State: this is the bottom rung on the ladder marked with

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2010-05-02 13:41:26
900Gravimetry / Force / Space colonization / Introductory physics / Artificial gravity / G-force / Gravity of Earth / Mars program / Weightlessness / Physics / Gravitation / Measurement

Exploring Artificial gravity Most science fiction stories require some form of artificial gravity to keep spaceship passengers operating in a normal earth-like environment. As it turns out, weightlessness is a very bad c

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Source URL: spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Language: English - Date: 2013-08-21 12:19:12
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