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The vertical components of the air resistance acts vertically down on it. This adds to the effect of the gravitational force. Therefore net force is increased - it slows down more rapidly and so does not rise as far.
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Will a bottle rocket fly with out water?
Yes if you use compressed air inside the rocket. Or you can use agitated methanol and a flame for thrust like a whoosh rocket.
A rocket becomes progressively easier to accelerate as it travels upward from the ground mainly because?
The rocket's acceleration is created by the net force acting on it. There are three forces acting on the rocket: the thrust provided by the engines, gravity or weight, and air resistance. The acceleration is inversely proportional to the rocket's mass. This is Newton's Second Law: (acceleration) = (net force) / (mass) We need to think about the direction of the forces. The thrust acts upward (call this positive), and both gravity and air resistance acts downward (call these negative). So we get (acceleration) = (thrust - weight - air resistance) / mass A typical rocket engine will provide constant thrust as long as the fuel lasts. But as the engine consumes fuel, expelling the exhaust products out the back of the rocket, the rocket's mass decreases. This tends to increase the rocket's acceleration since acceleration is inversely proportional to the mass. In addition to the decreasing mass, the rocket's weight decreases as it moves farther from the center of the Earth--- this effect is described by Newton's Law of Gravity. The rocket's decreasing weight tends to increase its upward acceleration. The action of air resistance is more complicated, and ordinarily we ignore air resistance in simple models just to avoid the complication air resistance gives to the problem. In the standard air resistance model, air resistance scales with the square of the rocket's speed and the air density. The rocket is moving faster and faster, but the air density is also decreasing as it rises through the atmosphere. I think we can safely say the air resistance force decreases as the rocket gains altitude, but a detailed answer illustrating precisely how this force changes would require a numerical simulation. Hope this helps!
Can you make a bottle rocket out of a cardboard cylinder from the center of a paper towel roll?
i wish
What is a water bottle rocket's reaction to newton's laws?
Pressure is the force that launches the bottle rocket once it has launched this pressure starts to dissipate until no other force is driving the rocket to overcome gravity, therefore gravity is now the only force acting on the object and as such the bottle falls back to earth
What shape of fins for water bottle rocket that will give a longest airborne time?
A regular rectangular shaped fin makes the best flight time.
How will th wind affect the bottle rocket after it is lanched?
The wind will cause the bottle rocket to go off course possibly resulting in crashing or hitting into a tree.
What should be the recommended height of a bottle rocket?
you want it around 16-19 centimeters
What propells a rocket?
The fuel being ignited by a spark is what propels a rocket to blast off. The mass and the speed are factors as well.
Does the amount of baking soda affect the height of the rocket?
I think if you change the baking soda the rocket will explode higher
What is Bottle rocket?
If you are in Science Olympiad, a bottle rocket is a modified 2 liter bottle designed to stay up in the air longer than its competitors. Another type of bottle rocket is a type of firework you place in a bottle to make it launch.
When was Bottle Rocket created?
Bottle Rocket was created in 1994.
How does atmosphere affect a rocket?
the atmosphere will slow a rocket due to air resistance dispite the popular notion that the rocket would work better for having somthing to push against.
What is the duration of Bottle Rocket?
The duration of Bottle Rocket is 1.53 hours.
How to make a soda bottle rocket?
You can make a soda bottle rocket.
When was Bottle Rocket released?
Bottle Rocket was released on 02/21/1996.
What factors are going to affect thte drag on your rocket?
If there is any. On Earth the rocket will become hot from air resistance and slow down, but in space, without air or friction, the rocket would keep moving the same direction forever or until it hits something or is affected by gravity.
What angle should you launch a bottle rocket at?
Well, for what? If it's height, then 90o. If you want maximum horizontal distance, then fire it at 45o.
