D5-12: CORIOLIS EFFECT - WATER JET
- ID Code: D5-12
- Purpose: Model the Coriolis effect.
- Description: Fill the can with water and rotate the entire can-tank assembly on its platform. The water jet exhibits a curved trajectory which is an analog to the curvature of the trajectory of a projectile on earth due to the Coriolis effect.
- Availability: Available
- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsd.htm#D5-12
- Loc codes: OS10