Hopper Popper Lab

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Physics Lab Report: Popper Hopper. Purpose: The purpose was to find the speed of a hopper popper as it leaves the table. Materials: The materials used were a timer, ruler and a popper Procedure: I put the popper on the table. When it popped up in the air i looked how high it went up and how long it took. Data: |Trial # | | |4.5 secs |52 cm | |3.1 secs |90 cm | |2.8 secs |84 cm | |1.3 secs |74 cm | |.8 secs |65 cm | Calculations & Data Analysis: Given: mass = .0102 kg, height = .73 m, g= 9.8 m/s Unknown: velocity? . Equations: KE = ½ m v2GPE = mgh Solutions: 1) w= mgh -> (10.29) * (9.8) * (.73) = 72.970 J 2) 1/2mv2= 9.8*.73 2* 1/2 v2= 7.154.2 -> v2 = 14.308 -> v=3.782 m/s Conclusion: Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, but it can be converted from one form to another and it can be transferred from one object to another. Energy can be stored in a spring. The potential energy of a spring depends on what the spring is made of and how far back the spring is pulled. The stiffer the spring, the more energy can be stored, and the further it is pulled back, the more energy is stored. I collected data by taking a ruler holding it and saw how high it went

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