What is moment of inertia? What happens to the moment of inertia if the mass of an object increases? If the length of an object is doubled, how much will the moment of inertia increase?

A.K.A center of mass, is a point on an object that moves in the same way that a point particle would move.

The wrench rotates around the center of mass.

The center of mass represented by the white dot travels in a straight line as if it were a single point.

Think-pair-share

The car and the weighted down boat are more stable because they have a lower center of gravity.

Where should ballast tanks be located on the ship?

Ships everywhere are now using your ballast tank design and you are rich.

The Union of Fisherman, Great Lakes Chapter, are suing you for endangering native wildlife.

Your ballast tanks transported invasive species into the great lakes from other parts of the world.

Nonindigenous species that are introduced to an established ecosystem and alter or disrupt existing relationships and ecological processes.

Zebra Muscles

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