Newton's Cradle

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:smartphone
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Newton's Balls
gptkbp:category physics demonstration apparatus
executive toy
gptkbp:consistsOf series of suspended spheres
gptkbp:demonstrates elastic collisions
transfer of kinetic energy
gptkbp:foundIn offices
science classrooms
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newton's Cradle
gptkbp:inventedBy 1967
Simon Prebble
gptkbp:material metal
wood
gptkbp:movement pendulum motion
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:pieceCount usually five
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:laws_of_motion
momentum
impulse
energy transfer
gptkbp:shape linear arrangement
gptkbp:usedFor demonstrating conservation of energy
demonstrating conservation of momentum
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:In_a_Time_Lapse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7