Physics Free-Fall Lab Report
Physics Free-Fall Lab Report
BY
THANITTHA CHIVATXARANUKUL
JIRANICH CHOTIPIMAI
KANTICHA PUTHONGKUM
PANYAWAREE SARINGKARNPOONPERM
YAVITHA SIRI-U-VITHTAYA
CHANYA THEDRATANAWONG
SECTION 1105
11 SEPTEMBER 2018
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CONTENTS
Introduction 3
Objective 4
Materials 5
Method 6
Discussion of physics concept 7-8
Discussion of design 9
Pictures 10
Conclusion 11
References 12
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INTRODUCTION
In terms of Physics, the newton’s theory, free fall is a falling
movement under influence of gravity only, not including air
resistance. It’s occur vertically due to the direction of Earth’s
center with approximately acceleration of 9.8 or 10 m/s².
To calculate the value of freefall, there is formula provided.
Uses of formula will depends on what the question ask for and
the information that have been given.
vf = g * t
T for time
G for acceleration of gravity
When the object dropped from rest, the above equation will be used
to calculate the velocity after any given amount of time.
d = ½ * g * t²
T for time
G for acceleration of gravity
The distance of falling of a free-falling object from a position of rest
is also dependent upon the time of fall.
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OBJECTIVE
The main objective of these experiments is to study and clearly
understand the topic of linear motion and be able to solve each
problems by using formula. Especially, to know how to calculate the
free fall distance and velocity without air resistance from the free fall
time by finding solutions through each experiment.
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MATERIALS
Metre Stopwatch
Golf ball Electric car
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METHOD
Activity 1:
1. Take the ball to the balcony of the fourth floor of the building
2. Ask your 2 of your teammates to record the time of each ball by
using stopwatch from the 1st floor
3. Release each ball
4. Record the time
5. Calculate the height of the building by using h = ½gt
Activity 2:
1. Break up into groups
2. Measure the length of the distance between the starting and
ending point
3. Place carts at the starting point
4. Slide the carts
5. Record the time taken at ending point
6. Find distance covered
7. Calculate the speed
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DISCUSSION
- BASED ON PHYSICS CONCEPT -
On these activities, we had done 2 experiments which the first one is to
find out what is the height of the buildings and the second experiment is to
find out the speed of the cart.
On the first experiment, we need to find the height of the building and
velocity of the object. We find the height and velocity by calculate the free fall
distance and velocity without air resistance from the free fall time. In this
experiment, we used the equation of “h = ½gt2” and “v = gt”. The formula of
“h = ½gt2” comes from the formula of “s = ut +½at2”. Therefore, when it is
turned into free fall formula the a which is the acceleration became the gravity
of the earth which we assumed that it is 10 m/s. The s in the original formula
is the distance of the object which in the free fall formula, it is height of the
object when it was falling down. Moreover, the u in the formula became zero.
The h in the the equation is the maximum height reached of the object or
distance of the object. The g
in this formula is the gravity and the t is the time
that the object is taken. In the second formula in this formula is “v = gt” which
this formula also comes from “v = u +at”. In this equation, we used it to find
out the velocity of the object. The velocity is the speed of the object which
also given the direction. Sometimes, it can given in the form of vector. In this
time, the v is referred to the velocity. For the g
in this formula, it is referred to
gravity. For the t , it’s referred to the time.
On the second experiment, we need to find out the speed of the cart
which later we used the golf ball instead because it is easier to measure the
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average speed. In this experiment we used “ s = d/t”. However, in this formula,
it is just for an instantaneous speed. Instantaneous speed is the speed in one
part of the time and distance while the average speed is the average speed of
the whole path that it took. In this experiment, we need to find the average
speed of the cart. Therefore, the distance that we need to find is the total
distance that the object took and the time that we used to find the average
speed in this formula is the total time.
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DISCUSSION
- BASED ON DESIGN -
Our experiment are designed with the use of materials that could be
found easily and would help us to get the most accurate result from doing an
experiment.
So for doing this experiment ours materials were the golf ball, stopwatch ,
metre and an electric car.
In ours free fall experiment we use 5 balls to do
the experiment before we convert those result of the
time that the ball fall to the ground to the average.
Which help us to get more accurate time that we used
it to calculate after.
The golf using things which surface tension that could mess out the
speed that we had to calculate after this.
Stopwatch were used in both of
ours experiments. We using the
stopwatch because it can give accurate
time with a millisecond which could be
left over if we are using timing devices
without the millisecond timing.
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PICTURES
FREE FALLING
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CONCLUSION
In these activities, we all had a chance to use the formula that
we learned in the class in the reality which this make us know how to
adapt the formula in our daily life. Moreover, it makes us to be able
to understand more about the formula and linear motion.
This activities is quite fun even though, in the second
experiment, we had some problems that we could not push the cart
in the straight line. Therefore, we changed the car in to the golf ball
which it was easier to push it in straight line.
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REFERENCES
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1DKin/Lesson-5/
How-Fast-and-How-Far