Purpose: We are trying to calculate the centripetal force and velocity of a toy car going in circles around a ring stand.   Equipment: 1) Ring Stand 2) Washer 3) Fishing Line 4) Toy Car (battery powered) 5) Stop Watch 6) Triple Beam Balance Scale   Procedure: We tied the fishing line to the washer […]

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Elastic Collisons Define an Elastic Collision Objects collide and move seperately after the collision Engery is conserved Discuss how the concept of elastic collisions applies to Newton’s cradle (swinging marbles in a wooden frame). There is a Newton’s Cradle in the lab if you’d like to try it out. When the balls collide, the momentum in […]

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Purpose: To determine the inertial mass of a moving object using the relationship between force and acceleration. Materials: 1) Pasco cart with launcher and Pasco track 2) Stop watch Procedure: 1) Place the cart on one end of the track with launcher. 2) Retract the launch to the one-centimeter position and prepare to release the […]

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Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to figure out if Alonzo Greene jumped out of a 14 story hotel window, or if he was pushed out. My job is to figure it out and provide evidence to the police, insurance company, and the district attorney. Equipment: 1) Laptop 2) Calculator 3) Websites: Website used […]

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