Marble Velocity Lab

Repeat the experiment testing other liquids.

Marble velocity lab.

After thirty minutes pass i ask for a few student volunteers to share their experience with the lab with the class. Roll the marble from the top of the plank. Physics 31210 lab 2 study i. The distance is the height of the liquid and the time will be the average time calculated in step 6.

Equations 1a and 1b are for the marble s velocity while equations 2a and 2b are for the marble s position. In these equations the subscript i refers to the initial values at launch. For example challenge students to figure out how long it takes a marble to travel three feet on a ramp. Record your distance in the data table.

You are going to launch the marble from the same height 10 times and measure its horizontal range. Students will measure the time from the base of the ruler to measurements beginning with. Calculate the average velocity of the marble through the liquid. The momentum of the one marble rolling down the ramp before the collision should be equal to the sum of the momentums of the marbles after the collision.

Rulers marble we will construct the ramp and set up the photogate and perform the experiment to get the data. Range and initial velocity of the ball. A marble is rolled down a ruler to achieve a velocity at the bottom. When the initial velocity is separated into x and y components equations 1a 2b give the relationships between the motion variables separately for x and y.

When the rubber band is released and pours out all that energy it had stored up or when the marble begins to fly down the inclined plane that energy is kinetic energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. Other students find the velocity of the marble and determine the kinetic energy of the marble and compare the distance the paper sail travels to the kinetic energy of the marble as it hits the sail. One marble at rest is hit by another marble rolling down the ramp.

Determine how many centimeters the marble rolled in 5 seconds. Another example is a marble teetering at the top of an inclined plane. The marble coming into the collision is called the inbound marble in this laboratory. Help students discover the basics of velocity using marbles and ramps.

How can you tell which liquids are thicker and which are thinner using the velocity. Ask one student to release the marble on a ramp while the other student records the length of time it takes the marble to reach a desired mark. Using the kinematic equations you can calculate the marble s initial velocity as it leaves the table. Set up your lab station as follows.

Velocity distance time.