Water Bottle Rocket Experiment
These instructions detail the steps involved in building a water bottle rocket.
Water bottle rocket experiment. This is how your bottle rocket works. This rocket project is suitable for ages 8 and up with adult supervision and should take less than 20 minutes to build. Decorate the bottle with the cone and fins. These rockets use pressurized air and water to fly hundreds of feet in the air and make a great science project for use at home or in the classroom.
First let us get the facts right. As you pump air into the bottle the pressure inside builds up this air pushes out in all directions including downwards on the bung. The water moves one way and the bottle goes the opposite way. A water bottle rocket is a type of model rocket that uses water as the reaction mass.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Take the bottle outside and connect the pump to the needle adaptor. You need to get the physics of air and water pressure right if you want this experiment to be a success. Fill the bottle one quarter full of water and push the cork in tightly.
The rocket is pushing water downwards which means that the water pushes the rocket upwards so hard that it overcomes gravity and will fly. They can be used in science olympiads. Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. The same amount of force can.
The water is forced out by compressed or pressurized air. The water bottle rocket demonstrates two of his laws.