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Free Fall Lab - StarterWhat should the position vs. time graph look like for an object dropped from rest?
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Free Fall Equations
1. vf = vi + at
2. yf = yi + (t/2)(vi +vf)
3. vf2 = vi
2 +2a(yf –yi)
4. yf = yi + vit + (1/2)at2
Free Fall a = -9.8 m/s2
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Equipment Setup
1st: Obtain a Vernier interface, power cord, USB cord, photogate, picket fence, and a stand with a universal clamp.
2nd: Plug the power cord from the interface and the wall outlet.
3rd: Plug the USB cord from the interface to the USB port on the computer.
4th: Plug the photogate into the interface at DIG 1.
5th: Start LOGGERPRO
6th: Load the experiment: File, Open, Physics with Vernier, 05 Picket Fence Free Fall
RETURN ALL EQUIPMENT AS YOU FOUND IT.
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Photogate Setup
After it passes through, catch it!
Don’t let it hit the ground.
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Free Fall Lab
A. Using a photogate and a picket fence, obtain a distance vs. time graph and a velocity vs. time graph for free fall.
B. For the distance vs. time graph, obtain a quadratic fit. From the fit equation, determine a value for the acceleration due to gravity, g. ( Two times the t2 coefficient.) Sketch your graph with the fit and equation.
C. For the velocity vs. time graph, obtain a linear fit. From the fit equation, determine a value for the acceleration due to gravity, g. ( The slope of the graph.)Sketch your graph with the fit and equation.
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Questions
A.Determine the percent error for each of your values for g.
B.Sketch an acceleration vs. time graph for your experiment.
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Lab Report Checklist
1.Starter2.Two Graphs3.Questions w/ 1 sketched graph4. Results Section – experimental g and percent error for each graph5. Summary
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EXIT
Explain how the photogate and the picket fence work to obtain the distance vs. time graph.