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This lab allows students to explore the impact of mass distribution for the motion of cylinders rolling down slopes.  Two cylinders that look the same may roll down a hill at different rates depending on their mass distribution and moment of inertia.  This page describes an experiment to study this physics.
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Classical Mechanics
- Rotational Dynamics
- Work and Energy
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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Keywords:
Cylinders, Moment of Inertia, Rotation
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Metadata instance created March 12, 2004 by Cathy Ezrailson
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August 2, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2004), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/downhill-race).
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Downhill Race (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2004), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/downhill-race>.
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Downhill Race. (2004). Retrieved April 30, 2024, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/downhill-race
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Exploratorium. Downhill Race. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2004. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/downhill-race (accessed 30 April 2024).
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Downhill Race. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2004. 30 Apr. 2024 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/downhill-race>.
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