PASCO ME-9812 Roller Coaster - Manual (Page 18)

Model No. ME-9812 Roller Coaster
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12. Projectile Car Off End of Track (3 different steps)
Set up the track as shown in Configuration 12. Allow the car to go off
the end of the track onto the floor in projectile motion. From which
of the three steps will the car go furthest? Place some sort of cushion
on the floor to soften the impact.
13. Projectile Car Off End of Track after Colliding with Car at
End of Track
Set up the track as shown in Configuration 13. Set a car at rest at the
end of the track. Let a second car roll down the track and collide
with the resting car and predict where the car will land on the floor.
Place some sort of cushion on the floor to soften the impact.
If a mass is added to the rolling car, both cars will go off the end of
the track at different speeds. Predict where each car will hit.
Configuration 12: Projectile Car off End of Track
Configuration 13: Projectile Car After Collision