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    GRADE SCORE

    NO 24/32 Acceleration Lab


    Prelab:
    1. Describe the motion of an object moving down a hill.
    Negative acceleration

    2.What is the GREEK letter for “change”? (Don't insert the symbol)
    Delta

    3.How would “THE RATE OF CHANGE OF VELOCITY” look like as a formula?


    V/t

    4.Suppose you had a velocity vs time graph. What would the SLOPE tell you?
    Acceleration

    Procedure:
    1.Set up the dynamics track and stand such that you have an angle of elevation of 3 degrees or less.
    2.Place the cart at the top of the track and time how long ( 5 times) it takes to travel six different displacements.
    Note: Always start at the beginning
    3.Measure and record the displacement and time data in the table provided below.
    Average Velocity is x/t. Remember your cart is accelerating. By definition, the velocity is changing. Therefore
    the average velocity is not equal to final velocity. List in increasing order of displacement.
    Trial X (m) t 1 (s) t 2 (s) t 3 (s) t 4 (s) t 5 (s) Avg. time Avg. V
    1 0.1500 0.90 0.90 0.90 0.93 0.80 0.89 0.17
    2 0.3000 1.20 1.08 1.20 1.26 1.31 1.21 0.25
    3 0.4500 1.20 1.58 1.48 1.36 1.42 1.68 0.27
    4 0.6000 1.55 1.67 1.53 1.65 1.62 1.60 0.38
    5 0.7500 1.78 1.85 1.77 1.88 1.86 1.83 0.41
    6 0.9000 2.30 2.05 1.32 2.18 2.00 1.97 0.46
    On your graph "show equation" under the trend line options. You should also include labels for axis
    and data points. Round slope to two decimal places (.00)
    Slope= 0.09 Fit graph to this area
    Chart Title
    1.00
    0.90 0.82 0.82
    0.76
    0.80
    0.70 0.62
    0.50
    Velocity

    0.60
    0.50 0.39
    0.40
    0.30
    0.20
    0.10
    0.00
    1 2 3 4 5
    Time

    Series1 Linear (Series1)


    Series1 Linear (Series1)

    What variable was the rise?


    What variable was the run?
    What are the units of the rise?
    What are the units of the run?
    What are the units of the slope?
    What do you think the slope represents in this experiment? Acceleration
    Based on the formula Slope = rise over run, write a physics formula that may be of use in the future
    Using the following formula, 1 2
    x = vo t + at
    2
    Where x = displacement, vo = initial velocity, t = time, & a = acceleration

    Solve for the acceleration of your cart, using the data for the trial with the largest displacement.
    Compare the acceleration you determined with the slope from the lab. Use the % difference formula.
    s or less.
    erent displacements.

    changing. Therefore
    placement.
    Vf (m/s)
    0.39
    0.50
    0.62
    0.76
    0.82
    0.82
    nclude labels for axis

    0.82

    6
    V
    T
    M/s
    S
    M/s^2
    Acceleration
    A= v/t

    .234 m/s/s

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