University Classical Physics 3 . Projectile Motion Objectives: Students will measure the maximum height H and the range R of a projectile motion. They will study the effect of the shooting angle on H and R. Material used: 4 rulers‚ track‚ metallic ball‚ landing track‚ A4 white paper‚ red carbon paper‚ timer + supply‚ gun + protractor. Theory: A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. There are a variety of examples of projectiles: an object dropped from
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TITLE To investigate the trajectory of a small ball as it rolls off a surface which is inclined to the horizontal. OBJECTIVE To investigate the trajectory of a two dimensional motion APPARATUS & MATERIALS Ramp Wooden block Pendulum bob Plumb line Steel ball Wooden board Carbon paper Meter rule Plasticine SETUP 1. A ramp has been set up at the edge of a bench as shown in the Figure 4-1. 2. Suspend a plum-line from the edge of the bench as shown in Figure 4-2. 3. Mount
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hill. Determine the initial horizontal velocity of the soccer ball. Problem Type 2: A projectile is launched at an angle to the horizontal and rises upwards to a peak while moving horizontally. Upon reaching the peak‚ the projectile falls with a motion that is symmetrical to its path upwards to the peak. Predictable unknowns include the time of flight‚ the horizontal range‚ and the height of the projectile when it is at its peak. Examples of this type of problem are a. A football is kicked
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AN INVESTIGATION OF PROJECTILE MOTION Designing a Projectile Launcher: An Investigation Of Projectile Motion Mark Clubine KitchenerWaterloo Collegiate Institute and Vocational School 1 AN INVESTIGATION OF PROJECTILE MOTION 2 Introduction Projectile motion is a form of motion where an object (called a projectile) is thrown near the earth’s surface‚ following a parabolic path being influenced only by gravity (Science Clarified
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Independent Assessment Physics Lab (SL): Cantilever Flexion Cherno Okafor Mr. Ebrahimi SPH4U7 October 21st‚ 2012 Introduction Purpose: The purpose of this Physics Lab is to investigate what factors determine the amount of flexion of the cantilever. Hence‚ the objective is to establish a relationship between the length of a cantilever‚ which may give some insight into the physics of cantilevers. Hypothesis: If one increases the length of a cantilever‚ one would expect there to be an
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PHYS 211 Physics for Science and Engineering Experiment 1: Projectile Motion Physics Lab Report 3 OBJECTIVE The objective of the experiment is to measure the speed at which a projectile leaves a spring gun and to predict the landing point when the projectile is fired at a nonzero angle of elevation. EQUIPMENT Spring gun Metal ball Protractor Meter stick Ruler Whiteboard markers THEORY Projectile motion is an example of motion with a constant acceleration. In this experiment
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Projectile Motion The purpose of this lab is to study the properties of projectile motion. From the motion of a steel ball projected horizontally‚ the initial velocity of the ball can be determined from the measured range. For a given initial velocity‚ the projectile range will be measured for various initial angles‚ and also calculated by applying the theory for motion with constant acceleration. For further background information‚ refer to the sections in your textbook on projectile motion and
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Physics Lab Report 1. For the wavelength measurement of different colors in the Hydrogen spectrum done in the lab‚ tabulate your data recorded along with the wavelength calculations performed for all colors in the spectrum. (2 points) Line Color a_left (m) a_right (m) a_average (m) sinq nm Red 0.235 0.27 0.2525 0.182145 5.47E-09 Green-Blue 0.17 0.33 0.25 0.180505 5.42E-09 Indigo 0.16 0.35 0.255 0.18378 5.52E-09 Violet? 0 0 0 0 0 To find the wavelength for all of the colors in this lab we used two
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quantities. Heat is a quantity of thermal energy‚ while temperature determines the direction and rate of heat transfer to the surroundings. It is possible for an object to have a very high temperature but contain very little heat and vice versa (physics 312). When a hot body is mixed with the cold body‚ the hot body cools down and the cold body warms up until the mixture as a whole comes to a common temperature‚ that is‚ in thermal equilibrium. By mixing hot and cold substances and measuring the
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Projectile Motion Purpose: Apply the concepts of two-dimensional kinematics (projectile motion) to predict the impact point of an object as its velocity increases. Introduction: The most common example of an object that is moving in two dimensions is a projectile. A projectile is an object upon which the only force acting is gravity. That is to say a projectile is any object that once projected or dropped continues in motion by its own‚ and is influenced only by the downward force
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