Physics Of Hockey

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Mr. Burnside SPH 3U1 Mon Jan 23rd 2012 Physics of Hockey Physics is a main part of hockey because it is involved in a lot of the basics like skating, shooting and body checking. In my report I will tell you just how physics is involved with these things. From how you get power in your shot and how your able to glide on the ice with skates. Also hockey physics is involved in hockey by using force in shots, body checking the amount of energy you use while skating and stopping. Friction Between Skates and Ice The way your able to glide on your skates is that when you apply the pressure of your weight you melt the ice a little and create a thin layer of water reducing the amount of friction between skates and ice. When a skater skates on the ice he creates a larger force of friction but this counter acts by melting the ice and bringing the friction back to a balanced force. The pressure a player creates on the ice can change the melting point of ice by about 0.1 degrees Celsius which isn’t much but it can make a difference in the slickness of ice. A company called thermablade is taking this a step farther by making a self heating blade. This blade would further decrease the amount friction and give the skater an ability to increase their quickness and gliding length. Another way of reducing the friction when skating is having a shorter blade. This is by having a less amount of metal touching the ice therefore having little impediment of the skaters forward motion. Also by keeping your skates at a certain width your blades will just glide over the ice rather that digging into it. The amount of energy that you use accelerating is the same amount of energy you would need to stop. This applies to newtons first law where an object in motion stays in motion unless an external force is applied, where you applying weight to your feet makes you stop and uses the

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