Amy Loy 315 Title: Velocity/Acceleration Roll'em Lab Lab Partners: Addison Menger and Zachary Comose Objective:

The objective is to explore the relationship between velocity and acceleration in this instance a ball rolling down an incline plane. It is also to calculate the velocity of the ball rolling and describe its motion. It is also to describe the motion of the ball as it rolls. Materials: Metal ball bearings, box, masking tape, 2 triangle rulers, stopwatch, meter stick, photo gates. Diagram:

Procedures: N/A Data/Observations: Distance(ramp) Time(s) 1 1.0 2 .9 3 .8 Avg .9 Distance(m) .5 .5 .5 Avg 1 1 1 Time(s) .3 .1 .1 .17 .6 .6 .7

Avg 1.5 1.5 1.5 Avg 2 2 2 Avg 2.5 2.5 2.5 Avg 3 3 3 Avg Distance(m) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Avg 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Avg

.64 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.64 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.07 Time(s) .011353 .007082 .009590 .009399 .008560 .0092 .014053 .014786 .014771 .014954 .015808 .01487

Slope=1.3612

Distance between gates: 1.49.05 cm 1.49 cm=.0149 m .0149/.0092=1.6196 m/s=velocity of 0 .0149/.01487=1.002 m/s=velocity of 3

Analysis/Calculations:

Conclusions: In this lab, the relationship between velocity and acceleration was found, using a metal ball rolling down an incline to draw data from. The velocity of the all rolling and motion as it rolls was recorded. The data was fairly close, if not exactly what was expected; the ball's velocity would slow down as it went from 0 meters to 3 meters. The data follows a linear relationship because it is mainly a straight line. One limitation/error was the floor being slanted/uneven. This would cause the ball to not be consistent; the 'hills' would slow it down/speed it up. Another limitation is the time gates. They could not be calibrated, or the timing could be off, causing the calculated velocity to be off. Making sure the floor was perfectly level or using a completely flat surface would guarantee that the date collected was accurate in that aspect. Another experiment that could be done to help clear up some things would be rolling the ball as done in the experiment but with an uneven floor compared to a flat one instead of length differences. A new hypothesis could be, how much of a change between 0 meters and 3 meters is there?