• Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on your results!
    Let us know how you went here
    Got a question about your uni preferences? Ask us here

Dot Point (1 Viewer)

souha882002

New Member
Joined
Aug 11, 2004
Messages
29
- perform an investigation to distinguish between inertial and non-inertial frames of reference.

would it be enough to say that u used a trolley- that car thing, and observed it at rest, at uniform speed ( INERTIAL FRAME) and when it was accelerating (NON- INERTIAL FRAME)?
or Is that too brief?
 

Jago

el oh el donkaments
Joined
Feb 21, 2004
Messages
3,691
Gender
Male
HSC
2005
yes, but remember you have to do an experiment on the trolley to SHOW whether it's inertial or non-inertial.

aka dropping a coin into a cup.
 

physician

Some things never change.
Joined
Oct 21, 2004
Messages
1,432
Location
Bankstown bro
Gender
Male
HSC
2005
-A pendulum is tied to the rear-view mirror of a car.
-As the car accelerates, the pendulum can be seen to swing back.
-This is a non-inertial frame of reference.
-When the car is stationary, or is moving at a stable velocity, the pendulum is relatively still.
-This is an inertial frame of reference.

got that from a friends phys notes... I think it covers this dot point pritty well!!!
 

Users Who Are Viewing This Thread (Users: 0, Guests: 1)

Top