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15 - Lab Acceleration of Falling Object Lab

This document describes a lab experiment to investigate the acceleration of a falling object. The objective is to measure the displacement and time of a falling object starting from rest, then calculate its final velocity and acceleration. Data on time and displacement will be collected and graphed as velocity versus time, with the slope of the line equaling the acceleration. Questions will analyze the data, calculations, and graph to determine the acceleration and sources of error.

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15 - Lab Acceleration of Falling Object Lab

This document describes a lab experiment to investigate the acceleration of a falling object. The objective is to measure the displacement and time of a falling object starting from rest, then calculate its final velocity and acceleration. Data on time and displacement will be collected and graphed as velocity versus time, with the slope of the line equaling the acceleration. Questions will analyze the data, calculations, and graph to determine the acceleration and sources of error.

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Name:

_____________________________

Date: ________

Acceleration of a Falling Object Lab


Objective:

Introduction: The motion of a falling object will be investigated in this experiment. The object will start
from rest and time and displacement will be measured. The final velocity of the object will be calculated
using a kinematic equation:
______________________
A velocity vs. time graph will be constructed. The slope of this graph will be equal to the
_____________________ of the object.

Materials: List the materials you used to collect data here. (Do not include pencil, calculator, iPad, etc.)


Diagram of experimental setup: Draw a picture of your setup here. Label each part of it.





Procedure:

Data:

Analysis:
Questions:
1. Show an example calculation of how you found the final velocity for the time 0.3 seconds. Show All Work.

2.

Sketch the shape of the graph you made in DataAnalysis below. No numbers.

3.

What was the slope of the line according to DataAnalysis?

4.

What is the acceleration of your falling object?

5.

% error = experimental value accepted value * 100%


accepted value

Conclusion: Always restate the objective and address it. Provide support from your data. Provide at least 2
sources of error. (Sources of error do not include rounding error, calculated wrong, measured wrong, or other
things that are mistakes on your part. They are things that cannot be helped due to the equipment you used or the
procedure itself.)

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