Hangman?[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ANSWERS This teen may look as if he's flying, but he's actually in the middle of showing off a somersault. To lift off the sandy beach Sandy Beach (location ) is on the South Shore of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi. It is known for its shorebreak for bodyboarding and bodysurfing. The area is also known for its strong current and dangerous shorebreak. in Varna, Bulgaria, the acrobatic teen used his leg muscles to spring upward. Then, he threw his arms overhead and tucked his body into a ball. These moves helped increase his angular momentum angular momentum: see momentum. angular momentum Property that describes the rotary inertia of a system in motion about an axis. It is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction. , or energy of motion of a rotating ro·tate v. ro·tat·ed, ro·tat·ing, ro·tates v.intr. 1. To turn around on an axis or center. 2. body After one flip, the teen untucked his body to keep from flipping again. And just before gravity tugged him back to the sandy beach, a photographer snapped this "hovering hov·er intr.v. hov·ered, hov·er·ing, hov·ers 1. To remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air: gulls hovering over the waves. 2. " photo. |
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