Mouse Trap Car Project by Parker Johnson https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4 Analysis and data en-us 2016-11-23 12:55:29 UTC 2025-07-30 08:13:20 UTC hello@padlet.com Comparing Newtons Laws 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578368 First Law: The car will continue to move after the lever is released until it hits a wall or the force of friction stops it from moving. When the lever is not pulled the car is at rest and wont move.

Second Law: The acceleration is inversely proportional to the car and the acceleration is directly proportional tp the objects net force.

Third Law: When we pull back the lever on the mousetrap car that is a action and the reaction to it is making the car go forward.
]]> 2016-11-23 13:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578368 Types of Energy Transformed 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578569 The two types of energy transformed in the mouse trap car is potential and kinetic energy. When the car is on the ground and not moving it has potential energy. After the mouse trap is released all the potential energy is then transformed into kinetic. Eventually the car unwinds and then becomes potential energy again.]]> 2016-11-23 13:05:05 UTC https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578569 Momentum and Impulse 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578771
  MOMENTUM
The idea of momentum used in the mouse trap car can be explained by the mass of the car. If a mouse trap car had more mass than another, it would have more momentum than a very light car. The heavier the car was the more velocity it had to keep moving.

IMPULSE
To change the momentum in the mouse trap car  you must apply impulse. The longer the time and the force the more momentum you create by making the car go further.]]> 2016-11-23 13:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/139578771 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/140063907 2016-11-28 00:13:03 UTC https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/140063907 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/140063944 2016-11-28 00:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/140063944 Calculations 533137 https://padlet.com/533137/4pnr6q2xxox4/wish/140064130     a) the initial velocity of your car.    =0N
                  b) the average velocity of your car.    =0.098N
                  c) the initial acceleration of the car    =0.45m/s^2
                  d) the deceleration of your car.    =1.196m/s^2
                  e) the force of friction acting on your car.=0.117x0.45=0.052N
                  f)  impulse on the car= Pf-Pi = 0.011466 - 0 = 0.011466 kg m/s
                  
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