Thursday, April 8, 2010
Air Resistance: Crumpled vs. Flat
Crumple one sheet of paper into a ball and keep a second sheet flat. Drop both pieces of paper from the same height.
The crumpled piece of paper will fall to the ground faster, because it has a small surface area, thus comes in contact with fewer air molecules and is subject to less air resistance.
Labels:
Air Resistance,
Demonstration,
Physical Science
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