Hammer and Feather Worksheet
Physics
North Allegheny SH
Mr. Neff
Use the following links from the homepage to answer the following questions.
| Feather and Hammer Video Information | http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2007/18may_equivalenceprinciple.htm |
| Aristotelian Free Fall vs. Galilean Free Fall | http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/21st_century_science/lectures/lec03.html |
| Feather and Hammer Movie | http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a15/a15v.1672206.mov |
| The Legend of the Leaning Tower | http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/16806 |
1. Who was the legendary astronomer whose study of gravity spawned the legendary tale of the Leaning Tower of Pisa "feather drop."
2. Which one supposedly reached the earth first? Why?
3. Why does question # 2 say “supposedly?”
4. Which object would Aristotle have predicted to fall faster, the feather or the hammer? (Use the Aristotelian Free Fall vs. Galilean Free Fall link.)
5. Who was the astronaut that dropped the feather and hammer? What mission was he on?
6. From what kind of bird was the feather obtained?
7. What was the outcome of the experiment?
8. What does this mean?
Regardless of mass or shape, in the absence of air resistance all objects …
