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Rocket

Theme A - Space, Time & Motion

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Thermometer

Theme B - The Particulate Nature Of Matter

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Water Wave

Theme C - Wave Behaviour 

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Magnifying Glass Tilted Right

Theme D - Fields

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Microscope

Theme E - Nuclear & Quantum Physics

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	<li>🔄 Rolling
	<ul>
		<li>It&#39;s like a merry-go-round! The object spins (or rotates) around an axis.</li>
		<li>Imagine a bowling ball rolling down the alley. It&#39;s turning about its center.</li>
	</ul>
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	<li>🛷 Sliding
	<ul>
		<li>Think of a slide in a park, smooth and straight. No spins!</li>
		<li>Picture a book sliding across a table. No rotations, just a straight slide.</li>
	</ul>
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</ul>

🤓 Fun Fact: If you&#39;re on an ice rink (super slippery), objects can&#39;t roll, they can only slide! Why? Because there&#39;s no friction to get the rolling started.

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	<li>When an object rolls, the spot where it touches the ground doesn&#39;t move. At all! That&#39;s why it&#39;s called instantaneously at rest.</li>
	<li>Think of a tire&#39;s point touching the road &ndash; it doesn&rsquo;t skid, it just sticks for a split second.</li>
	<li>When it comes to calculations, meet the superhero, coefficient of static friction -&nbsp;&mu;s. This guy helps us understand how much the object &#39;wants&#39; to roll.</li>
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(Refer to Figure 20 for more fun visuals!)

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	<li>Figure 20 (a): Shows a disc just moving in a straight line. Like a car on a road trip!</li>
	<li>Figure 20 (b): Shows the disc spinning, like you&#39;d spin a coin on a table.</li>
</ul>

Key Concepts

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	<li>Radius of the disc: Denoted by r.</li>
	<li>Linear (straight line) motion: Denoted by v0.</li>
	<li>Spinny (rotational) motion: The speed it spins at is called angular velocity, denoted by &omega;.</li>
</ul>

Pop Quiz! 🎈 
If the bottom of our disc (where it touches the ground) is not moving (remember the instantaneous at rest thing?), then the speed it&#39;s moving in a straight line v0 must equal the spin speed times the radius r&omega;. This spin speed at the edge is called tangential velocity.

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💡Real-World Example: Think of it as walking your dog. You walk in a straight line (that&#39;s v0). But your super excited dog runs in circles around you. The path he takes (the circle&#39;s edge) is like the tangential velocity, which is r&omega;!

The top point of the disc, the one opposite the ground, is moving TWICE as fast as the straight-line speed! So if the bottom isn&#39;t moving and the middle (where the center of the disc is) is moving at v0, the top is going at lightning speed, v0 + r&omega;, which equals 2v0!

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💡 Real-World Example: Imagine a Ferris wheel. The bottom seat is momentarily stationary when picking up passengers, the center is moving at a steady pace, but the top? It&#39;s having the thrill of its life moving at the max speed!

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young physicist! Keep exploring the world of motion and maybe one day, you&#39;ll invent the next big roller coaster or the smoothest slide ever! 🎢🛷

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🚀 Happy Learning,

Master The Art Of Motion: Rolling Vs. Sliding

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Physics SL

Theme A - Space, Time & Motion

Master The Art Of Motion: Rolling Vs. Sliding

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Rolling vs. sliding - the two amusement park rides of motion! 🎢

Friction - the unsung hero of rolling! 🔍

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Theme A - Space, Time & Motion

Master The Art Of Motion: Rolling Vs. Sliding

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Rolling vs. sliding - the two amusement park rides of motion! 🎢

Friction - the unsung hero of rolling! 🔍

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