Why would it be better to record larger forces when trying to determine the frictional coefficient between two objects?

To run the physics cart, the fan speed of the cart is manipulated. this is the (blank) variable. the cart accelerates due to the speed of the fan. acceleration is therefore the (blank) variable. a “constant” is a parameter that stays the same regardless of the variables. one parameter of the cart that is held constant is the (blank) .

Agraduated cylinder contains 63.0 ml of water. a piece of gold, which has a density of 19.3 g/ cm3, is added to the water and the volume goes up to 64.5 ml. calculate the mass in grams of the gold that was added to the water. explain how you got your answer.

What kind of simple machine is a catapult?