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Figure skating

This project by Nicole Hanlon explores the essential physics concepts in figure skating, focusing on momentum, velocity, and friction. It explains how skaters conserve angular momentum while in the air, with take-off forces enabling height and distance. The project also covers the role of friction on ice, highlighting how low resistance is crucial for maintaining speed and executing jumps. Through analyzing the skater's movements and the effects of physical forces, this study provides insight into the biomechanics that make figure skating an elegant sport.

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Figure skating

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  1. Figure skating By : Nicole Hanlon 6th hour science Mrs. Ewald

  2. Momentum • Momentum -how much force it takes to stop a moving object • When the skater is rotating in the air their angular momentum is conserved • however much angular momentum the skater generated during take-off (by applying forces to the ice), he or she cannot change it in air • a skater starts with their arms out. • That way they have more momentum and speed for revolutions

  3. Velocity • Pushing off the ice generates vertical velocity. • it gets a skater high enough in the air to do a spin by producing forces from the jump during takeoff. • The more velocity a skater has at takeoff, the higher and farther their jump • This is called Law of Projectile Motion – the more velocity you have at takeoff, the higher you’ll jump.

  4. friction • A blades has three feature: the rock and the two edges. • equal and opposite forces of the ice acts to propel the skater forward with kinetic energy. • Smooth ice- provides little resistance against objects • Low level of friction on ice allows skaters to glide along the surface smoothly without friction stopping them

  5. speed • They need enough speed to get in the air • Otherwise would fall on their face

  6. References • http://btc.montana.edu/olympics/physbio/biomechanics/cam03.html

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