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Water Rockets

Description

What a blast!

conservation of momentum Updated on: 06/13/13

Purpose

To demonstrate recoil and the conservation of momentum principle.

Apparatus

Rockets, Pump for rockets

Setup

Fill rocket about half full of water (about 20 or 25 pumps will do). Aim away from students and hold so that you will not be struck by the exhaust of the rockets.

Notes

Demo room information

Location —-
Maker Unknown
Current State Working
demonstrations/1_mechanics/1n_linear_momentum_and_colisions/water_rockets/start.txt · Last modified: 2019/02/14 23:33 (external edit)