The mass used to hold the center of the rubber band stationary
What is ballast
100
the tendency for the rover to roll back and forth when it stops
What is oscilate
100
the abbreviation for meter
What is m
100
Rubbing between two surfaces that converts energy to heat
What is friction
100
an untested idea about how things work
What is hypothesis
200
the container that holds the washers used for ballast
What is canister
200
the farthest distance recorded using the maximum number of wind up turns possible for a given rubber band weight combination can hold without flipping
What is maximum distance
200
The distance around a circle
What is circumference
200
a push or pull on an object
What is force
200
3.14
What is n
300
A canister containing so many washers that it drags on the bottom
What is overload canister
300
the tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion
What is inertia
300
the distance across a circle measured through its center
What is diameter
300
twisting force
What is torque
300
the energy an object has due to motion
What is kinetic energy
400
The greatest number if wind-up turns a specific rubber band weight combination can hold without flipping
What is Maximum wind up turns
400
when a rover comes to a stop without oscillating-either short of or past unwound point
What is abrupt stop
400
the greatest distance the rover travels
What is farthest distance
400
one complete rotation given to the can, equaling one twist of the rover's rubber band
What is wind up turn
400
a graph in which two variables are compared by looking for visual patterns in the plotted data
What is scatter plot
500
The point at which the torque from the rubber band flips the ballast canister
What is flip point
500
for an oscillating rover, the distance from its start to where it comes to rest
What is resting distance
500
the greatest distance the rover travels compared to the farthest distance recorded using the maximum number of wind ups possible for a given rubber band
What is comparison of furthest distance to maximum distance
500
the point at which the rover's rubber band has become completely untwisted