Sounding Rocket Physlet

This is likely to be the coolest physlet you will ever come across. "No brag, just fact."

Project 2: Preflight 1

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1. Run the included physlet which simulates the path of "the little rocket that couldn't." Which of the following motion diagrams best represents the upward motion of the rocket? Be sure to explain your reasoning in detail in the text box below.

(a) o-----> o----> o---> o-->o->o
(b) o->o--> o---> o----> o---> o-->o->o
(c) o----> o----> o----> o---> o-->o->o

2. Please determine the maximum speed of the rocket.

3. What is the physical process that explains the motion? (i.e. What is going on that causes the rocket to have this motion?)

4. What is the initial thrust of the rocket if its mass is 500 g?

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