Pre Lab EXP 3 SP015

EXPERIMENT 3: ENERGY
Course Learning Outcome:

Solve problems related to Physics of motion, force and energy, waves, matter and
thermodynamics
(C4, PLO 4, CTPS 3, MQF LOD 6)
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this lesson, students will able to explain the experiment to determine the
acceleration
due to gravity, g from the experiment.
Student Learning Time:

Face-to-face Non face-to-face
1 hour 1 hour
Direction: Read over the lab manual and then answer the following question.
Introduction
1. State the law of conservation of energy.
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2. State the gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.
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3. What is the symbol and SI unit of gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy?
Energy gravitational potential energy kinetic energy
Symbol
Unit
4. Based on the situations below, answer the questions:

h = 10 m
h=5m
ground
ground
SITUATION A
SITUATION B
a) Using the conservation of energy, determine the velocity of the ball just before it reaches
the ground.
b) From the answers calculated in question (a), what can we deduce about the relation
between the released height and the velocity of the ball before hitting the ground?
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Experiment
5. What is the energy owned by the ball bearing when it is attached to the free fall adapter?
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6. What is the usage of the photo gate?
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7. State the change in mechanical energy in this experiment.
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8. State the related variables that need to be recorded in this experiment?
a) Manipulated variable
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b) Responding variable
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9. How the final velocity of ball bearing is determined?

Data Analysis
10. An equation for a straight line graph is y = mx + c, where y is the quantity on the vertical
axis and
x is the quantity on the horizontal axis as shown in FIGURE 1.
FIGURE 1
The velocity of ball bearing, v is related to the height of released (h) by the following equation:
v2 = 2gh__________(1)
where g is the acceleration due to the gravity.
a) Based on the equation (1) and the graph, determine the variables for x axis and y axis
b) From the graph what does the gradient, m represents?
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c) From the gradient of the graph, how can we determine the value of g.
11. List THREE precautions of the experiment:
i. …….……………………………………………………………………………………………
ii. …….……………………………………………………………………………………………
iii. …….
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12. State two types of errors during experiment and give an example for each error.
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13. Based on the situation below identify either random or systematic error.
Situation Random Error/Systematic Error
Wind keeps blowing in the surrounding using the

experiment. This shall affect the velocity measured in this
experiment. The best way to solve this is by conducting this
experiment in the closed area or vacuum space.
Some of the numbers on the timer’s display was broken and

missing. Thus the reading can be taken only to the nearest
decimal point.
Instead of using the hand to release the ball bearing, it is

suggested that the ball can be released using the automatic
control or trigger.
Sometimes the time measured is hardly detected by the

photo gates. This is due to the position of the gates where the
ball bearing failed to hit the motion sensor. Therefore, the
free fall adapter and photo gates must be realigned properly.

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EXPERIMENT 3: ENERGY

Course Learning Outcome:

Student Learning Time:

1. State the law of conservation of energy.

2. State the gravitational potential energy and kinetic energy.

Energy gravitational potential energy kinetic energy

4. Based on the situations below, answer the questions:

6. What is the usage of the photo gate?

7. State the change in mechanical energy in this experiment.

8. State the related variables that need to be recorded in this experiment?

9. How the final velocity of ball bearing is determined?

x is the quantity on the horizontal axis as shown in FIGURE 1.

b) From the graph what does the gradient, m represents?

11. List THREE precautions of the experiment:

Situation Random Error/Systematic Error

Wind keeps blowing in the surrounding using the

Some of the numbers on the timer’s display was broken and

Instead of using the hand to release the ball bearing, it is

Sometimes the time measured is hardly detected by the

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