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PERSISTENCE OF MOTION 1F30.10

PURPOSE: To show the inertia of motion.

DESCRIPTION: Push a single glider on an air track. It maintains a near constant velocity fro a nearly infinitely long time. This can be compared to the cart on the dynamic track which has some small amount of friction.

EQUIPMENT: Air track and glider.

SETUP NOTES: None.

Updated by Jun Qi in 3/3/2000