Measurement of Free-Fall Acceleration Introduction Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)‚ the man first accredited with the correct notion of free-fall with uniform acceleration‚ stated that ’if one were to remove entirely the resistance of the medium‚ all materials would descend with equal speed.’ Today‚ this statement holds true for all objects in free-fall near the Earth’s surface. The purpose of this experiment is to verify Galileo’s assertion that acceleration is constant. In addition‚ the magnitude
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Using a simple pendulum to find the acceleration due to gravity/g Task 1 Aim: To find the acceleration due to gravity/g Objective: To find the relationship between the length of simple pendulum and the period oscillation Hypothesis: The longer the length of the simple pendulum‚ the longer the period of oscillation will take. Variables: a) Independent- the length of the pendulum; b) Dependent- the time it takes for 20 oscillations; c) Control - the mass of pendulum. Task 2 References
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Free Fall Lab Natalie Soria Lab Partners: Ryan Michaely Iqra Haji Yan Huang 1. Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to determine the acceleration due to gravity by observing the motion of a free falling object. 2. Equipment Used: A. Timer Switch B. Time-of-Flight Accessory C. Control Box D. AC adapter E. Drop Box F. Steel ball G. Solid gold ball H. Big plastic ball 3. Method Used: 1) Place the steel ball on the
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Name______________________ Group_____ Gravity Lab Computer Name________________________ Procedure: 1. Search “My Solar System” in the browser. This will find a site with this URL: http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/my-solar-system Go to that link and click on “Run Now!” Click the “Show Grid” box on the right of the screen. Drag the slider from “Fast” all the way over to “Accurate”. At the bottom‚ select “3” for the number of bodies. Then fill out the data table to
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Free-Fall Lab Assignment Nishad Gothoskar Physics Online Experimental Design: In order to design an experiment to measure free-fall acceleration‚ the researcher must construct a wooden tower with height 10 meters along with a trap door system to release a tennis ball from rest position. In this case‚ the researcher must measure the time the ball takes to free-fall from rest position to the ground. Using this info and the formula: s=vit+ 12at2 s = 10 m vi = 0 m/s The researcher will
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Abstract In this experiment Newton’s Second Law of Motion was measured with the use of the gravitational acceleration g on Earth by applying a free fall process. Objective The objective of this experiment is to validate Newton’s Second Law of motion. In experimenting the Law the measurement of acceleration of gravity was used by measuring the distance a dropped ball travels for a specific amount of time. Procedure First‚ measurements were taken of the distance from the stairway
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Any object that fall to the earth have a constant acceleration due to gravity of -9.80 m/s^2 if air resistance is ignored. If an object is small and have a reasonable mass‚ we can predict the final velocity of the object and the time of fall‚ since smaller objects with smaller mass have less air resistance. Objects with smaller masses have less air resistance because their velocities are smaller. Objects with larger masses‚ on the other hand‚ will have more air resistance because their velocities
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The point where the centripetal acceleration is provided completely by gravity is when the centripetal acceleration is equal to the gravity. This happens at the point where h=r/2. As the truck moves from point A to point B‚ it would have decreased in height by r. Applying this again to our equation‚ we get; Hence‚ Using this in our g-force equation‚ we get; And so the rider experiences an additional 2g of centripetal force from that experienced at the top. Later‚ as the tuck moves to point
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Julie Kim Free Fall Lab Purpose: to use collected data and the kinematics equations to determine the value of local gravity Data: height 161 cm(1 m/100 cm) = 1.61 m mass of small ball 16.5 g mass of big ball 28.0 g 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Average Small 0.585 sec 0.571 sec 0.567 sec 0.571 sec 0.571 sec 0.572 sec 0.571 sec 0.574 sec 0.576 sec 0.571 sec 0.573 sec Big 0.573 sec 0.568 sec 0.569 sec 0.569 sec 0.570 sec 0.569 sec 0.571 sec 0.563 sec 0.571 sec 0.570
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The purpose of the Picket Fence Free Fall Lab was to examine the acceleration of objects as they fall to earth. During free-fall the only force that should be acting upon the object is the earth’s gravitational pull (9.8 m/s/s)‚ therefore the velocity of the object should always equal 9.8 m/s/s. In this lab the picket fence was dropped repeatedly through a photogate connected to Logger Pro‚ which allowed the fence’s acceleration and velocity to be recorded and graphed. The results of the experiment
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