Dr. Josiah S. Carberry stands at the top of the Sears Tower in Chicago. Wanting to emulate Galileo, and ignoring the safety of the pedestrians below, he drops a bowling ball from the top of the tower. One second later, he drops a second bowling ball. While the balls are in the air, does their separation (a) increase over time, (b) decrease, (c) stay the same? Ignore any effects due to air resistance.
PH 101- Week 1 Notes Getting comfortable with how you describe motion Various types of motion Translation- displaces from one location to another Rotation- around oneself o ^^^ Can work in unison TRANSLATION can be described in multiple dimensions o 1D Motion: tell where the system is- coordinate system (line)- the line has a direction (positive) has an origin of ZERO(negativepositive) displacement without knowing the origin means nothing EVERY coordinate system must have an origin UNITS= very important Motion along one axis (can be any direction,