Newton’s Second Law Lab Purpose: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the relationships between mass, force and acceleration as well as to prove Newton’s second law Hypothesis: It was hypothesized that there would be an inverse relationship between acceleration and mass; as the value of the mass increased the acceleration decreased. As well it is hypothesized that there would be a direct relationship between the net force and acceleration; as the net force increases the acceleration increases as well. Materials & Method: The materials that were required to do the experiment were a metre stick; its purpose was to measure the amount of string that is going to be used to drag the cart. Next equipment needed for the lab was a dynamic cart; it was going to be dragged by the string with a mass on the other end and will find relationships between these two. Also string (about 75cm) was needed in this experiment which would help pull the cart with the help of the masses that were used.
Newton’s Second Law and the Work-Kinetic Energy Theorem October 13, 2010 Abstract This experiment utilizes an air track first as an inclined plane with the slider accelerating due to gravity and second as a level surface with the slider accelerating due to the pull of an attached free-falling object of known mass. In both cases, the Work performed is calculated based on formulas for mechanical work and for kinetic energy. The two results are compared. The first part yielded an average acceleration of 0.715 m/s2 (a 1.58% error) and the average result for the Work performed was 0.0204 N*m with only a 0.9% difference. The second part suffered critical errors due to improper data and the results are not significant or useful.
Lab 7: “Newton’s Second Law” Newton’s Second Law Purpose: To find the graphical and mathematical relationship between the Net forces applied to an object, its mass and acceleration. Variables: Independent: -Hanging mass Dependent: -Acceleration -Force pulling on cart Materials: * * Dynamic Cart with pegs * Force Sensor * Motion Detector * Computer with Logger Pro * Lab Pro * Ramp with Pulley * Mass Sets * String Procedure: 1. Assemble the Ramp and pulley system as shown. Attach proper length of String to the Force Sensor, and add a loop at the opposite end for attachment of various weights. 2.
We used a vernier caliper to obtain the diameter of those two and therefore, the radius. When adding all the numbers together, we found that the true radius(r) of the orbit was 0.139 m. To find our tension, we needed to find out how much weight we needed to pull the object towards away from the spring and on the tip of the pointer as shown below. The tension needed to pull the mass on the tip of the pointer 1.05 kg. In theory the force of acceleration needed to pull the mass to same exact spot should equal the force of tension multiplied by the force due to gravity. Using Newton’s second law, F=ma, we know that the
Cone experiment Aim: -The aim of this experiment is to find the velocity of a falling paper cone. To find the velocity you will need to find the time taken for the cone to fall, the set distances and the relationship these two factors. The rubber band was patented in England on March 17, 1845 by Stephen Perry. The majority of rubber bands are made from natural rubber, which is extracted from the latex of the rubber tree, due to its superior elasticity. Apparatus: - A4 paper - Scissors - Meter tape - Chronometer - Scotch tape Variables: Dependent variables: - Height from which the cone id released - Independent variables: - Time taken by the cone to fall - Constant variables: - Weight of the cone - Area of the cone - Wind in the room Method Step 1: take out the A4 paper, scissors and scotch tape.
Pendulum Aim: To investigate the time for 1 oscillation for different lengths of pendulum and different masses for the pendulum bobs Hypothesis: The time taken for oscillation is proportional to the lengths of the pendulums Apparatus: * A retort stand * Strings * Masses( big, medium and small balls) * Metre ruler * Stopwatch Procedure: 1. Fix the iron stand on the bench 2. Hang the mass on the end of strings and the iron stand 3. Measure the lengths of pendulum with the metre rule 4. Displace the masses to cause oscillation 5.
Because the length of a pendulum L, and the square of the period of the pendulum T2 are directly proportional, we were able to determine g by calculating the slope of the T2 vs L graph. From our calculations, this value turned out to be 10.3m/s2, while the accepted value for the acceleration is 9.8m/s2. Percentage Difference = 10.3−9.8 9.8 = 5.10 % There are a few reasons for the small error in our estimation: 1. There was some uncertainty in measuring the length of the pendulum L.
It can be expressed as a mathematical equation: or FORCE = MASS X ACCELERATION 3. “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” This means that for every force there is a reaction force that is equal in size, but opposite in direction. That is to say that whenever an object pushes another object it gets pushed back in the opposite direction equally hard. The rocket's action is to
You would fall to the ground because of gravity. In a second, bob will have moved 2 m and the van will have been pushed . Newton"tms second law can be explained with the equation, AFM or FMA, where AAcceleration, FForce, and MMass. If Bob is trying to move a van, which was about 2,000 kg at the same acceleration, then he would need to use
IBDP Physics Practice Lab - Factors Affecting the Drop Time of a Falling Body By Clevis Tam Aim: To investigate how the relationship of the terminal velocity of a falling parachute depends on the mass of the clay. Variables: • Independent Variables: The mass of the Clay (g) • Dependent Variables: The time the clay takes to reach the ground (s), The speed of the clay that is processed after collecting data (ms -1) • Controlled Variables: Method of releasing the clay, the area of the parachute Materials / Apparatus: 1. Meter Ruler (0-1m, measures to 0.001m) 2. Electronic Stopwatch (measures to 0.01s) 3. Drop Height (2.56m) 4.