Objective: The objective of this laboratory is to understand the relationship between force and acceleration. Hopefully, this lab will also get you thinking more about the relationship between different factors within accelerating systems.
Prediction: In this laboratory, you will be applying a constant force (using a constant hanging mass) to a system. For this an air cart will be placed on a level air track with a string attached to it over a pulley. A hanging mass will then be hung from the end of the string. Predict what the position, velocity and acceleration (versus time) graphs will look like if the frictionless air cart is given a small push toward the motion detector (away from the hanging mass). The air cart will first move toward, then away, from the motion detector due to the string tension.
Objective: The objective of this laboratory is to understand the relationship between force and acceleration. Hopefully, this lab...
Prediction Questions: The predictions provided on each lab handout are to help you prepare for the lab session. The questions will typically ask you to either do a calculation or think about a concept that will be used in the lab. Predictions: Answer the following prediction questions and turn them in at the beginning of lab. Each individual is responsible to turn in their own set of predictions (no group predictions please). 1.Predict what the position, velocity and acceleration graphs will look...
PRE-LAB 3: Acceleration and Force 1. (3pts) In Part 1, you will repeat your Lab 2 Speeding Up experiment with a focus on forces. . Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting a. on the cart. otes Draw a free-body diagram of the forces acting on the mass. b. Which forces in the two diagrams are equal? c. oipol 3. (4 pts) We will be using the same cart and motion sensor setup we used in last lab: Force...
The sum of the forces on an object is directly proportional to
the mass of the object and directly proportional to the
acceleration of the object. The second law is expressed by the
equation: (1) F=ma
If the mass is in kg and the acceleration in m/s2,
then the force is in Newtons.
In (1), F is the net applied force, m is the mass of the object
on which the force is applied, and a is the acceleration of...
Lab Sectionn Partners Name Shown at right is a picture of a cart rolling down a ramp MD Cat Motion Direction of Motion 1 Speeding up while moving away from the MD Prediction 1 Predict the shape of the three motion graphs corresponding to this motion. Experiment 1 Se Tape a piece of cardboard to the end of the cart to guarantee that the motion detector can 'see' it. Continue to take data until you receive an acceleration graph that...
1. In a classical Atwood's machine setup (like this lab), what
are the forces that will be discussed?
a)The weight of the masses on each pulley and the tension in
the string
b)
The weight of the masses on each pulley.
c)
The
Mtotal times g and the tension on the string.
d)
The masses on each pulley and the tension in the string
2. What's the total mass of the system in our case of the
Atwood's machine?
a)...
6) Draw free-body diagrams of both hanging masses? masses. What force is acting on both Force sensor Hanging massi 7) Use Newton's Second Law to calculate the theoretical acceleration a of both masses Show your work. Calculated or theoretical acceleration ar 8) Measure the acceleration a of the cart by using the velocity-time (measured or experimental acceleration), The slope of this graph is the experimental or measured acceleration a. Measured or experimental acceleration 9) Calculate the % difference. a.-a, x100...
3 Force and acceleration (20 points) Two smooth rocks with equal mass sit on smooth ice, where friction is so little that we can ignore it. You apply a certain force, Fo, to one of the rocks, resulting in the rock accelerating at a rate 0.1 m/sec2. If the two rocks are tightly tied together by a string to make a single object with twice the mass of one rock, and you apply the same force Fo to one of...
constant force mass (g) acceleration (m/s2) 300 10F/3 550 100F/55 800 10F/8 1050 100F/105 Include graphs of mass on the x-axis vs acceleration on the y-axis and inverse mass on the x-axis vs. acceleration on the y-axis. Slope of the line for the second graph only: _________ (include units) Questions: According to Newton’s Second Law, F = ma, the equation has a y-intercept of zero. How does the graph of force versus acceleration for a system of constant mass support...
1. By how much does the gravitational force between two masses change when the distance between two is halved: a)1/4 b) 4 c) 2 d) 1/2 2. If the mass of a planet is halved, what happens to the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the planet? a) Doubled b) Halved c) Tripled d) No change 3. If an object is moving in circular motion at a speed, what direction does the centripetal force act? a) Up b)...
Recall your experimental setup from Lab 05A: a constant force was applied to a disc by attaching a mass to a light string wrapped around a mass-less pulley and hanging the mass over the edge of the apparatus. In the lab, you used energy conservation arguments to derive an expression for the angular velocity of the disc after the mass had fallen a distance x. Your goal now is to use kinematics and dynamics to confirm your expression. Use the...