Pasha Zulfugarli

10C4

Physics project Balloon-Powered car

Theories:
1)Newton’s Third Law of Motion-states that every action has an
equal and opposite reaction. This means that forces always act in
pairs. Action and reaction forces are equal and opposite, but they
are not balanced forces because they act on different objects so
they don't cancel out
2)Law of conservation of momentum-this is the general law in
physics according to which the quantity called momentum that
characterizes motion never changes in an isolated collection of
objects;that is,the total momentum of a system remains
constnant

How these experiment works?

The potential energy of the car is stored in the expanding elastic material of
the balloon. As the balloon fills with air, it adds more potential or stored
energy. As the air flows from the balloon, the energy changes to kinetic
energy or the energy of motion. The moving Balloon-Powered Car is using
kinetic energy. If you aim your car down a ramp from the top of the ramp,
just lifting it up into position adds potential energy thanks to gravity. Upon
release, the energy converts to kinetic and the car goes until there’s not
enough to move it anymore.
Materials:
1)A long thin twig that can fit inside of a straw
2)2 straws
3)4 water bottle tops that are easily pierced
4) A toothpaste box or box which is useful for the experiment
5)1 Balloon
6) Plenty of strong tape

Procedures:
Step 1: Cut two sticks to about 3 inches long
Step 2: Cut two straws to about 2 inches long
Step 3: Use scissors to cut a small slit in each of the four bottle caps
Step 4: Push a stick through one of the bottle cap’s slit so that about ½.
Sticking out on one side and 3.5 inches are sticking out on the other
side.
Step 5: Before sticking another bottle cap on the other side of the twig,
put the straw on the longer part of the stick and then finish it off with
the other bottle cap about one half of the other end of the stick.
Step 6: To finish off the axle put a bit of tape attaching the bottle cap to
the stick but not the straw. You will notice that you can hold onto the
straw and rotate the rest of the axle.
Step 7: Repeat steps 4-6 so that two axles are made for the soon to be
balloon car
Step 8: About 1/3 of the way into the base that you have chosen (if you
are using toothpaste box) tape only the straw to the bottom of the
base.
Step 9: Attach the other axle 1/3 of the way from the other end of the
base.
Step 10: Consider aerodynamics when you choose which side of the
base will be the front and back
Step 11: Stick about an inch of a straw into the balloon and tape the
balloon onto the straw. Try not to tape too much of the balloon but
make sure that it is stabilized onto the straw well. Make sure that the
balloon is NOT like the one in the picture and hanging off of the edge of
the base. This will cause the balloon to drag on the floor and restrict its
movement.

Step 12: Next tape the part of the straw that is closest to the balloon
onto the top of the base. The top of the base is the side that is the
opposite of the one with the axles on it.
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References:
https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-physical-science-flexbook-
2.0/section/11.6/primary/lesson/newtons-third-law-ms-ps
Balloon-Powered Car | Science Experiment (stevespanglerscience.com)

Youtube link of my video:

https://youtu.be/XgSAHramfAc