Weigh Your Cans

by: Bruce Yeany

In this chapter, find out what a can of soda would feel like on other planets by altering the contents of several containers to simulate the change in surface gravity according to the various planets. This set of cans and a few other simple props can be helpful in clarifying why the mass of an object remains constant and is independent of gravity while the weight of the object can change according to locations.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2006Stock # PB200X_8

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