Radars are frequently used to identify distance and speed, such as how far away an object is or how fast it is moving. <span>The </span>radar<span> device can then use the change in frequency to </span>determine the speed<span> at which the </span>car<span> is moving. In laser-</span>speed<span> guns, waves of light are </span>used<span> in place of radio waves.</span>
Light gates are more reliable. When using a manual stop watch, it is difficult to stop it at an exact time. A light gate is able to detect when an object passes through a 'gate' with the infrared transmitter and receiver.
Earth's gravity and the satellite's velocity keeps it so that it stays in orbit. (there is a more complicated side, too...)
The coordinate system should have the origin at the point where the feather is dropped and the downward direction is to be taken as positive.
All falling bodies experience acceleration towards the center of the Earth due to the force of gravitational attraction exerted on the object by the Earth. A feather, when dropped experiences an acceleration in the downward direction. Since the acceleration of the feather is in the downward direction, a feather, when dropped with zero initial velocity, has its velocity vector directed in the direction of its acceleration.
If the downward direction is taken as positive, the falling feather can be said to have a positive velocity and a positive acceleration.
