Marble Velocity Lab

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.

Marble velocity lab. You are going to launch the marble from the same height 10 times and measure its horizontal range. How can you tell which liquids are thicker and which are thinner using the velocity. Roll the marble from the top of the plank. Calculate the average velocity of the marble through the liquid.

Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. In groups of 3 begin by picking one person to be the marble starter 1 person as distance marker watcher and one person as timer. Rulers marble we will construct the ramp and set up the photogate and perform the experiment to get the data. In these equations the subscript i refers to the initial values at launch.

Help students discover the basics of velocity using marbles and ramps. Physics 31210 lab 2 study i. Students will measure the time from the base of the ruler to measurements beginning with. Range and initial velocity of the ball.

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. After thirty minutes pass i ask for a few student volunteers to share their experience with the lab with the class. Record your distance in the data table. Another example is a marble teetering at the top of an inclined plane.

A marble is rolled down a ruler to achieve a velocity at the bottom. The marble coming into the collision is called the inbound marble in this laboratory. Using the kinematic equations you can calculate the marble s initial velocity as it leaves the table. 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. One marble at rest is hit by another marble rolling down the ramp. Set up your lab station as follows. 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.

For example challenge students to figure out how long it takes a marble to travel three feet on a ramp. Repeat the experiment testing other liquids. The objective of this lab is to find the x velocity y velocity y distance horizontal distance and the time. Determine how many centimeters the marble rolled in 5 seconds.

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.