Date: Jan 28, 2015 Page: Table of Contents p. 1. W. O. D: Last 5 pages Date: Jan 28, 2015 Page: Table of Contents p. 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover W.O.D. Free Fall -Any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of free-fall. Question: If a styrofoam cup is free falling, is the water in the cup free-falling, too?
Galileo Galilei (1564 –1642) Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution.
Will object of equal size but different mass fall at the same rate?
Gravity: A force of Attraction p. 134-139 Answer reading checks on p.135,136,& 138 Complete the Section Review. Do chapter review questions 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 16. Skim pages 158-163 to preview Newton’s Laws.
Reflection (back-side of warm-up sheet) Which famous scientist proved that objects pulled by gravity accelerate at the same rate regardless of the mass of the object?