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Click on the
colored questions in each caption after you've
thought about them to check your
answers.
Electrostatics is surprisingly
shocking! A large negative charge
accumulates as a result of contact with a Van de Graaf generator,
thus causing...a bad hair day!
Will their
hair stay this way after they remove their hands?
A popping balloon
caught in action! Notice how the
tear moves from the right to
the left, and that the balloon
maintains its shape during the duration of the
pop (which
lasts a few milliseconds).
What
information do we need to find the speed of the rip?
How can it be done?
Impulses are extremely useful in sports!
Notice the elastic
property of the football.
What
would change if the kicker did not run several yards
before kicking the ball? In how many
other sports does
this same effect probably occur?
The Sun's magnetic field shapes the solar
corona,
as shown in this total solar eclipse
image taken on
Aruba, 1998.
Why
should the corona trace these field
lines?
What is it about the material of the Sun's outer
atmosphere that allows this to happen?
White light can be dispersed into its
component colors
by water droplets as seen from either the air looking
down on a cloud (called a "glory", top image) or from
the ground (bottom image) yielding a rainbow. A lens
or prism will do the same thing.
Have you
ever noticed a laser do this? Why or why not?
At sunrise or sunset, the Sun's usual
spherical shape is
distorted by a lensing effect of Earth's atmosphere,
causing
a "squashed" sun. This lensing effect also causes an
inverted (real) image of the Sun to appear to meet the
actual sun (called the
AntiSun!).
Why does the
Sun not appear perfectly circular when it
is near the horizon, as shown here?
Altering the
shape of a jet's wings permits it to maintain lift as
its speed reduces on approach to landing, as shown here by
this DC-10 about to land on a runway that begins where this
beach ends!
Is
the plane in static or dynamic equilibrium?
Physics Day at Six Flags Great Adventure is
where students
test the laws of physics
in many ways
Is
the Freefall ride really freefall?
Circular motion in action! After an
approximate 6 second
exposure, these amusement park rides make an impressive
image when shot right at dusk.
Who
is moving faster, the person near the center, or
someone on the outside edge? Is a person on the ride
accelerating if the ride spins at constant speed?
These are just a few examples of where
students at
Glen Cove High School experience the intrigue and fun of
Physics in the real world. It is the science of
Physics which
holds you, your world, our Solar System and the
Universe
together. Where can you spot Physics in Action? Click on
the link above or just browse to discover for yourself and
find out!
Enjoy your
visit!
J
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