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The steepness of the ramp affects the direction of the normal force of the object on a ramp (which is always perpendicular to the ramp). The net gravitational force is always straight down.
Using the angle of inclination of the ramp with Trigonometry, you can find the vector forces of gravity perpendicular and parallel to the normal force which makes up the net gravitational force. The parallel portion is in the same direction of the ball rolling down the ramp. This will give you your force of acceleration, which you can use in basic equations to find the velocity of the object.
The steeper the ramp, the faster the object rolls down. A ramp of 0 degrees would result in a ball just sitting on the ramp as normal force and gravitational forces cancel each other. A ramp of 90 degrees would be like a cliff and this would produce the fastest velocity since the ball is moving in the same direction as the force of gravity in free fall. A ramp with an angle between these means that part of the gravitational force is being offset by the normal force.
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How fast an object moves in the direction it moves?
The speed of an object moving in a specific direction is called its velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that describes both the speed of the object and the direction in which it is moving. Speed only describes how fast an object is moving without specifying the direction.
Gives a pictorial indication of how far and fast an object has moved?
A distance-time graph can provide a pictorial indication of how far and fast an object has moved. The steepness of the graph represents the object's speed, while the horizontal axis shows the elapsed time and the vertical axis shows the distance traveled.
What describes how fast an object moves?
The speed of an object describes how fast it moves. It is typically defined as the distance traveled by the object in a given amount of time. Speed is a scalar quantity and is measured in units such as meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
Does the air in a ball affect how fast it falls?
No, the air inside a ball does not affect how fast it falls. The rate at which an object falls is determined by gravity and the air resistance it encounters, not the properties of the air contained within the object.
What measures how fast an object moves in a period of time?
The speed of an object measures how fast it moves in a period of time. It is calculated as the distance traveled by the object divided by the time taken to travel that distance. The unit of speed is typically expressed in meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
How fast an object move and the direction it moves is called?
Velocity
What is the measure of how fast an object moves relative to a reference point?
Its speed.
What is a falling object that moves so fast it circles the earth?
It is a satellite.
How fast an object moves in the direction it moves?
The speed of an object moving in a specific direction is called its velocity. Velocity is a vector quantity that describes both the speed of the object and the direction in which it is moving. Speed only describes how fast an object is moving without specifying the direction.
What is stantaneous speed?
Stantaneous speed is how fast an object moves at any given time.
How fast an object moves in a particular drection?
Motion of something determined by its mass and velocity
Gives a pictorial indication of how far and fast an object has moved?
A distance-time graph can provide a pictorial indication of how far and fast an object has moved. The steepness of the graph represents the object's speed, while the horizontal axis shows the elapsed time and the vertical axis shows the distance traveled.
Will a shape of an object affect how fast it falling?
In air, yes. In vacuum, no.
What describes how fast an object moves?
The speed of an object describes how fast it moves. It is typically defined as the distance traveled by the object in a given amount of time. Speed is a scalar quantity and is measured in units such as meters per second (m/s) or kilometers per hour (km/h).
Does the air in a ball affect how fast it falls?
No, the air inside a ball does not affect how fast it falls. The rate at which an object falls is determined by gravity and the air resistance it encounters, not the properties of the air contained within the object.
Is speed and distance the same thing?
No, distance and speed are two separate measurements. Distance is how far an object moves relative to speed and time, and speed is how fast an object moves relative to time and distance.
What is gaining of momentum?
When an object moves really fast it gains more mass because the centre of the object increases in density. This is why planets have such a large mass, because they travel so fast around the sun.
