Explain How Mass Angle And Length Affected The Average Time Of A Pendulum
In this lab, the purpose was to find how mass, angle, and length affected the average period that it took for a pendulum to swing eight times. For each experiment, the pendulum had two constants either being the mass, angle, or length and had one variable being changed, also being either the mass, angle, or length. In each experiment, the pendulum took ten full swings and at the end of the tenth swing, the time was taken. Then, the time of the ten swings was divided by ten and an average period was found for that specific variable. How the length of the string affected the time it took for the pendulum to swing 10 times was tested in the first experiment. The mass was always 50 grams and the pendulum was always dropped at 90 degrees (constants).