Altitude of a rocket- mass vs initial speed

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Altitude of a rocket as compared to its mass and initial speed, in the absence of air resistance.

Slide 2

Determine which rocket will go the highest. All rockets will be launched vertically from the ground.

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Drawings and speed animations not drawn to an exact scale

All numbers are given in generic units

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All diagrams on the right will be compared to this same rocket on the left.

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Left

Slide 5

Raise your left hand if you think the diagram on the left will go the highest

Raise your right hand if you think the diagram on the right will go the highest

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#1

Ready

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Left

Right

#1

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 10

Speed = 20

ANSWER

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Left

Right

#1

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 10

Speed = 20

Correct!

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#2

Slide 10

Left

Right

#2

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 10

Speed = 1

ANSWER

Slide 11

Left

Right

#2

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 10

Speed = 1

Correct!

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#3

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Left

Right

#3

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 20

Speed = 10

ANSWER

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Left

Right

#3

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 20

Speed = 10

SAME

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#4

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Left

Right

#4

Mass = 10

Speed = 10

Mass = 100

Speed = 100

ANSWER

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