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Pressure Versus Force: Landing on Ice!
In this activity students experiment with the relationship between pressure, force, and area by calculating the force and pressure exerted by a LC-130 aircraft on the ice runway in McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. The LC-130 is a four-engine turboprop transport aircraft used by the United States Antarctic Program for cargo and personnel transport between New Zealand and McMurdo Station and between McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. Students will also strengthen estimation skills during this activity.
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- Material Type:
- Reference Material
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- August 3, 2016
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- April 6, 2020
- Author:
- Bennett, Carole, University of Rhode Island. Graduate School of Oceanography
- Submitter:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
