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Free Fall Lab Report

The group conducted an experiment to study free fall by dropping soccer balls and volleyball from the 4th floor balcony of a building. They found that the light and heavy balls reached the ground in the same average time of 1.62 seconds, but the heavy ball fell a slightly greater distance of 13.19 meters compared to the light ball. While the masses of the objects were different, their times and speeds of falling were the same, demonstrating Galileo's discovery of constant acceleration due to gravity during free fall. Human errors and air resistance caused minor differences in the distances fallen.

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Free Fall Lab Report

The group conducted an experiment to study free fall by dropping soccer balls and volleyball from the 4th floor balcony of a building. They found that the light and heavy balls reached the ground in the same average time of 1.62 seconds, but the heavy ball fell a slightly greater distance of 13.19 meters compared to the light ball. While the masses of the objects were different, their times and speeds of falling were the same, demonstrating Galileo's discovery of constant acceleration due to gravity during free fall. Human errors and air resistance caused minor differences in the distances fallen.

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Free Fall Lab Report

Member: #1002

Wenika Setho (Josey)

Teeranut Sawanyawat (Nut)

Kamolchanok Sangnirath (Yoke)

Akarawat Sila (Chin)

Send to:

Ms. Susana Alulod


Introduction:

In the period before Aristotle has discovered that force cause speed,

it doesnt stop there Galileo found that force cause an acceleration. He has

a conclusion that an object fall to the earth surface at a constant

acceleration and the force of gravity causes all bodies to move downward

is a constant force. A Free Fall object is an object that falls under the

influence of gravity, the state of Free Fall is when the object has been

acted only with a gravity force. A characteristic of free falling, the objects do

not encounter with air-resistance. In this experiment we will release the

objects, which were soccer ball and volleyball free falling toward earths

surface. To prove that the equation is right, first well measuring the height

of 4th floor balcony with a measuring tape, then well find the distance by

the formula Distance = ( * acceleration * time * time). The acceleration

of these experiment is g, the acceleration due to the gravity and the

average rate of g, was counted as 9.8/m/s/s. Well also show the fact

according to the free fall law, that two types of ball with different mass will

reach the floor at the same time.


Objective:

- To learn more specific about free fall

- To know how to calculate and find

- To know which ball reach the ground first, the light or the heavy ball.

Materials / Set up:

- 6 balls (3 footballs/ 3 volleyballs)

- Measuring Tape - Timer


Procedure:

1. Prepare 3 heavy balls and 3 light balls.

2. 3 people go up to the 4th floor and 1 person go downstairs.

3. Measure the height of MUIDS building by using the measuring tape.

4. Record the height

5. The people upstairs decide who will be the timer, the recorder, and

the person who will drop the ball.

6. Once decided the 3 timers will time as the the person who will drop

the ball drop the ball.

7. Record the time once the ball hit the ground.

8. Repeat no. 6-7 twice.

9. After that calculate time average, distance (in meters), and percent

different for the light and heavy object.

10. Then calculate the instantaneous velocity of both objects.


Analysis of Result:

As a result of doing the experiment, we found out that the total

average time of the light and the heavy ball are 1.62 seconds which is the

same with each other. However the heavy balls distance and percentage

difference are different from the light balls. With a total average distance of

13.19 meters, the heavy ball has longer distance than the light ball only for

0.07 different. The total average distance of the heavy ball is 11.03 percent

while the light ball is 11.55 percent. From the results, the percentage

difference that we got from calculation are quite close to the measured

height. Although, we used measuring tape as an equipment to measure the

height as it is more accurate, we couldnt get an exact average result due

to other factors such as human error and wind.


Conclusion:

- According to the data that we have collected from the experimental,

We know that the total average of time between the two objects is

same, while the distance and percent difference of two objects is not

the same but similar to it. To conclude, the both of object will be fall to

the floor in the same speed and time, but we observe that because of

the air resistance and other force make both object become not the

same and not accurate.

References: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/1Dkin/u1l5a

http://www.csun.edu/~psk17793/S9CP/S9%20Free%20fall2.htm

https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/mofall.html
Work log

Group Members Work


Wenika Measure, Material / Setup,
Procedure, Conclusion
Teeranut Timer, Objective,Conclusion
Akarawat Timer, Dropper, Introduction
Kamolchanok Timer, Procedure, Analysis of
Result

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