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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physics honors Acceleration due to gravity by picket fence method Varun Kumar Pd 7 Saumya Kapoor & Tonia Li 9/26/2014 INTRODUCTION Acceleration is the increase or decrease in velocity. It can also be described as the rate of change in velocity. Acceleration is represented by the formula: . In this experiment we look at a specific type of acceleration‚ Free-Fall. Any object that is being acted upon only by the force of gravity is said to be in a state of free fall. There are two important
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velocity and acceleration due to gravity of a picket fence and to verify the acceleration due to gravity using the picket fence with Logger Pro and Photogate. Data: Trial # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Slope (m/s^2) 9.80 9.78 9.87 9.77 9.84 9.83 Accel. g (m/sec2) 9.80 9.78 9.87 9.77 9.84 9.83 Minimum Maximum Average Acceleration (m/s^2) 9.77 9.87 9.82 Acceleration due to gravity‚ g 9.82+/- 0.10 m/s^2 Precision 1.018 % Sample Calculations: To get the average acceleration‚ you take the
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Calculating for acceleration due to gravity using a picket fence in free fall R. Cajucom‚ J. Suarez‚ and J. Villanueva Performed 9 September 2015; submitted 16 September 2015 Abstract-Limit the abstract to four to five sentences stating the following: (a) statement of the problem‚ (b) methodology‚ (c) pertinent results‚ and (d) conclusion. Avoid numbers and symbols in the abstract. After you have written the abstract‚ write the title. In not more than 13 words‚ choose a title that would
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Acceleration of Gravity Using Smart Timers: To calculate the acceleration of gravity using the Smart Timers Steven Ge AP Physics B1‚ Per. 7‚ JSerra Catholic High School Advisor: Mr. Darling‚ Dana. Sep 11‚ 2014 Abstract The purpose of this lab is to calculate the acceleration of gravity using the Smart Timers. Drops of ball of equal size and start drops at one hundred centimeter height‚ the amount of time was counted used the Smart Timers. Repeat the same procedure
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001226038 May 1‚ 2012 ACCELERATION OF A FREE FALL Aim: To calculate the acceleration of gravity (������) of free fall of a body on earth. Apparatus Required: • • • • • • Light gates Ruler( ±0.001 m) String Free falling object(cylindrical tube taken) Stand Weight to support
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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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Finding the Acceleration of a Ball Problem Statement: How does the height of a ramp that is comprised of two parallel rulers affect the speed of a steel ball bearing rolling down it? Hypothesis: If the steepness of the ramp based on the amount of books propping it up are increased‚ then the steel ball bearings’ speed will increase. Materials: 2 wooden meter sticks 1 steel ball bearing 5 workbooks A roll of masking tape A stopwatch A smooth‚ long surface (preferably a table) Procedures: Arrange
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DESCRIPTION The Centripetal Acceleration lab consists of using a pendulum bob swinging continuously. This will help see the F_max(tension) and F_(mean )(weight of the pendulum)‚ net force (N) and v_mean(velocity). RESULTS When starting the lab the first thing to do is to measure the cylinder properties (the bob) in table one. The measurements were: diameter (D) is .0815m‚ height (H) is .025 m‚ mass is .06591 kg‚ and the 〖Weight〗_theory W is .645918 Mg‚N. Second thing to do is to launch from
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between mass and acceleration Stage 1 - Planning Title: Investigating acceleration – How does changing the mass of an object change its acceleration? Introduction: As the speed of moving object and rate‚ the forces acting on the object‚ the mass of the object‚ and gravitational force of it might affect the acceleration‚ I will investigate about the mass of the object. Aim: I will try to answer the question “How does changing the mass of an object change its acceleration?” which is to find
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