Bounce Height Lab Report

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Bounce Height Lab PROBLEM: What changes are made in the bounce height of a rubber ball when the core temperature increases? HYPOTHESIS: If the core temperature of a rubber ball increases, then the bounce height will increase, because hot items are normally more pliable than colder items, the ball should be able to bounce off the ground with more force, thus allowing the ball to bounce higher. APPARATUS AND MATERIALS: Two identical rubber balls Drill Mercury/alcohol thermometer Freezer 2 hot plates Permanent marker 2 50 mL glass beakers Tongs Water 1 meter of butcher paper Meter stick Yard stick [Figure B] SET UP: [Figure A] 1 meter B A SAFETY: Hot plates and hot water can be hot. Wear goggles while handling heated water and avoid contact with hot glass. Hot rubber can burn. Handle heated rubber with tongs and avoid contact with skin. METHOD: 1. Gather materials. 2. Assemble materials. (Figure A) a. Cut a 1 meter piece of butcher paper. b. Mark 100 centimeters from bottom to top in the middle of the paper. c. Every five centimeters, draw a straight horizontal line from edge to edge on the paper. d. Hang from a wall with the bottom of the paper flush with the floor. 3. With permanent marker, mark “A” on one ball and “B on another. 4. Drill a hole in the ball marked “A”, which goes all the way to the center of the ball. 5. Place a mercury/alcohol thermometer in the hole. 6. Record temperature as “Room temperature”. 7. Drop the other ball, now called Ball B, from the top of the butcher paper. 8. Record the height of the bounce. 9. Repeat step until you have 20 trials. 10. Without removing thermometer, place Ball A in the 50 mL beaker and fill with water until the ball is covered. (Figure B) 11. Repeat with Ball B. 12. Place both beakers in
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