PHY-102
Lillian Flakes
June 29, 2015
The Physics of Car Accidents
Driving is something that many of us do without much thought anymore. It’s second nature to look before we back out, use proper turn signals, use more caution in inclement weather and watch our speed. We do this for safety and the avoidance of an accident, but, what is the science behind it? Why are these rules placed in the driver’s manual that must be learned in order to become a licensed driver? The answer is science. More specifically, the Laws of Motion introduced by Isaac Newton and physics. The laws of motion and physics are what give us our automotive abilities but also what can quickly turn those car abilities into car accidents.
Paragraph 2: Newton’s First Law
-State Newton’s First law
-Apply with physics to car/driving
-Components that create complications
-Creating the crash
Paragraph 3: Newton’s 2nd Law
-State Newton’s second Law
-How it applies using physics to cars/driving
-Factors that contribute to complications
-Why did it crash?
Paragraph 4: Newton’s 3rd Law
-State Newton’s 3rd Law
-How physics apply to cars/driving
-Where and how things go wrong
-Explaining the crash
Paragraph 5: Impulse and Momentum
-Definition
-How it applies to cars/driving
-Can you guess where this is going? Another crash scenario.
Paragraph 6: Kinetic energy
-Description/formula for Kinetic Energy
-What the physics of it all does when driving
-How confident of a driver are you? This can make you crash too.
Closing Paragraph.
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