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Lab 2: Freefall and Acceleration Due to Gravity
Objective: This lab was to demonstrate that acceleration due to gravity is equal to 9.8 m/s
2
in
both freefall and projectile motion using bean bags.
Hypothesis: I think that in both experiments, the acceleration will be equal to or
around 9.8 m/s
2
since gravity dragging the bean bag down will be the same
regardless of whether the bean bag is in freefall or has projectile motion.
Methods:
Experiment 1
In experiment one, we dropped a bean bag from a height of 2 meters, which was measured
using meter sticks, and used timers to clock how long it took the bean bag to fall to the
ground across 10 different trials. Using the data collected, we calculated the acceleration of
each of the 10 trials.
Experiment 2
In experiment 2, we launched a bean bag with slight projectile motion from a height of 2
meters, which was measured using meter sticks, and used timers to clock how long it took
the bean bag to fall to the ground across 10 different trials. Using the data collected, we
calculated the acceleration of each of the 10 trials.
Raw Data:
Table #1:
Bean Bag in Freefall
Trial
Height (m)
Time (s)
Acceleration (m/s
2
)
1
-2 m
.68
-8.65
2
-2 m
.66
-9.18
3
-2 m
.67
-8.91
4
-2 m
.63
-10.07
5
-2 m
.58
-11.89
6
-2 m
.65
-9.46
7
-2 m
.65
-9.46
8
-2 m
.63
-10.07
9
-2 m
.62
-10.40
10
-2 m
.67
-8.91
2
Δy/t
2
= a
Table #2:
Projectile Motion of Bean Bag
Trial
Height (m)
Time (s)
Acceleration (m/s
2
)
1
-2 m
.86
-5.40
2
-2 m
.77
-6.74
3
-2 m
.93
-4.62
4
-2 m
.61
-6.55
5
-2 m
.65
-9.46
6
-2 m
.63
-10.07
7
-2 m
.63
-10.07
8
-2 m
.68
-8.65
9
-2 m
.58
-11.89
10
-2 m
.70
-8.16
2
Δy/t
2
= a
Data Analysis:
What kinematic equation will you use to find the acceleration?
Δy= V
i
t+1/2at
What will the initial velocity of the object be if it is dropped from some height?
The initial velocity of an object in freefall is 0 since it has yet to move. Once gravity
begins having an effect, the object will fall and gain velocity.
In projectile motion is there an acceleration in the x direction, y direction, or both directions?
In projectile motion, there is acceleration in both the x and y directions. The object
being thrown or pushed moves in the x direction away from where it is being thrown
or pushed, and in the y direction as the object falls.
What equation will you use to determine the acceleration?
2
Δy/t
2
= a
If the object is launched horizontally, does it have an initial velocity in the y direction?
No, the initial velocity of an object launched horizontally is in the x direction. The y
direction does not gain velocity until the object begins to fall.
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