Question

The smokestack of a stationary toy tra in consists

of a vertical spring gun chat shoots a steel ball a meter

or so straight into the air-----so straight that the ball

always falls back into the smokescack. Suppose the

train moves at constant speed along the straight track. Do you think the ball will still return to the smoke-

stack if shot from the moving train? What if the train

gains speed along the straight track? What if it moves at a constant speed on a circular track? Discuss why your answers differ,

Answer 1

Answer:

i)The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a straight line at constant speed will fall back into the smokestack

ii)The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a straight track ( gaining speed ) will fall behind the smoke stack

iii) The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a circular track at constant speed will fall away from the smokestack in a direction that is away from the middle of the circular track

Explanation:

The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a straight line at constant speed will fall back into the smokestack

The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a straight track ( gaining speed ) will fall behind the smoke stack

The ball shot out of the smokestack of a train moving in a circular track at constant speed will fall away from the smokestack in a direction that is away from the middle of the circular track