Recent content by kate.k

The brownian motion setup using smoke and air particles represents and allow us to conclude that gaseous particles move randomly (in any direction). Is there a setup using other particles and another fluid instead of smoke and air to represent the movement of liquid particles? 1) Can we...

With respect to this question. The baseball is already in your hands when the train is traveling at 50mph. It already possesses kinetic energy with respect to a stationary object on the ground. When you throw it, you are giving it additional KE for it to travel at 50mph. Baseball would...

meaning that the bucket is in the cylinder? and the bucket is "open ended"?