PPT-Center of Gravity

Building SPEED November 20 2010 20Nov2010 Center of Gravity Early introduction is Center of Gravity is the point where the objectfigure balances Geometry center of mass of a triangle is. Gravity Pilates Tina Gravity Danielle MIND STUDIO MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 8:00 Spartacus Boot Camp Rick 9:30 Barre Marla/Danielle Fusion (L1-2) Naomi Hatha Plus stability and why things don’t fall over, or “. weebles. wobble but they don’t fall down”.. Center of gravity. For our purposes, “center of gravity” and “center of mass” are basically the same thing.. Floaters. A floater. does not really fly but, rather the wind controls the speed and direction of flight.. Gliders. Gliders have wings that interact with the air. currents (moving air).. Powered Flyers. By Emily Weil. 9/10/09. Science Standard 3- The Physical Setting. Indicator 5.3.6- Demonstrate that things on or near Earth are pulled towards it by Earth’s gravity.. Taken from: . http://www.indianastandards.org/standardSummary.asp?Subject=sci&Grade=5. Universal Gravitation. Everything Pulls on Everything Else!. 13.1-13.2 . The Falling . Apple/Moon. Without . an outside . force, moving . objects continue to move at constant speed in a straight . line…. Uniform Objects. C of M is located in the center of the object. Calculating the Position of the Center of . Gravity or Center of Mass. Calculating the Position of the Center of . Gravity or Center of Mass. Objective. :. a) . Understand the concepts. of center of gravity, center of mass, and centroid.. b) Be able to. determine the location. of these points . (CG & Centroid) for . a system of particles or a body.. What determines whether an object will rotate when a force acts on it? . Why doesn’t the Leaning Tower of Pisa rotate and topple over? . What maneuvers does a falling cat make to land on its feet? . McGraw-Hill/Irwin. Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.. The Need for Location Decisions. Location . decisions . arise for a variety of reasons:. Addition of new facilities. Flight Floaters A floater does not really fly but, rather the wind controls the speed and direction of flight. Gliders Gliders have wings that interact with the air currents (moving air). Powered Flyers Convert the following to scientific notation. Distance from Sun. : 92,960,000 . miles ____. Estimated Age of universe – 14,000,000,000. Convert the following to standard form. Speed of light = 9.0 * 10. 36 mm. 24 mm. Locate the centroid of the plane. area shown.. 2. Solving Problems on Your Own. Several points should be emphasized when solving these types of problems.. Locate the centroid of the plane area shown.. November 20, 2010. 20-Nov-2010. Center of Gravity. Early introduction is Center of Gravity is the point where the object/figure balances. Geometry – center of mass of a triangle is. For a polygonal figure the center of mass is the barycenter (under some definitions). Ms. Ha. I. Astronomers. A. Galileo . Galilei. 1. Born in Italy: 1564. 2. Taught math at University. 3. New lens maker: telescope. 4. Galileo: 1609 built his own. B. What did he discover?. 1. Moon was rough, not smooth.