Experiment 6 (1)

Date: 18.03.2016

Title: FREE FALL

Submitted to

The Common Courses Unit

Of
Cyprus International University
By
(Name and Student No)
HSEYN SARI - 20143077
SHARMAIN DUBE - 20152576
HAMZA JURNAZ - 20143236
YASN TRKMEN - 20100904
KIZITO NWACHUKWU 20152570
JAWAD ALSUBFHAT - 20156432

Group 4 / F
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course

PHY 101
Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
2015/2016

Content of report
Aim of experiment
Apparatus
Equation (s)
Procedure
Table (s)
Graph (s)
Calculations
Conclusion

AIM OF EXPERIMENT

1. To observe and analyze the motion of a free

falling body.

2. To determine the relationship between, time,

velocity and acceleration due to gravity of a
falling body
3. To determine if all object can fall with the
same constant acceleration in the absence of air
and other resistance.

APPARATUS

Free fall apparatus

Spark counter
Meter stick
Wax coated paper tape
Metal ball

EQUATIONS

Height (m) = gravitational acceleration (g) time2 {t2(s2)} 2

Gravitational acceleration + 2 (height time2)
Slope = {y2 y1} {x2 -x 1} which is = height / time2
Gravitational acceleration (g) = 2 slope

PROCEDURE

1. we properly aligned the free fall aparatus in an upright

position. We connected th spark counter to a source of
power, and adjusted its possition so it accomodates the
metal ball when it falls from the clamp.
2. We tried to measure the height from the clamt to the
spark counter as acurateley as possible to the values
given to us for recording in the table.
3. We commenced taken our readings for the time taken
for the metal ball to fall on the spark counter after
ensuring that all devices were working propperly

4. We took as much as 3 to 4 readings from all sets of

heights so as to ensure accuracy of values, which we
managed to reproduce.
5. After we took all our readings for the measurement of
time we then squared it to record the value of time 2 in
the table.

TABLE

Measured values for height and time

Time (t)

Height y
(meters )
0,65

0,35

t
(seconds)
0,12

0,80

0,38

0,14

0,95

0,44

0,19

1,10

0,46

0,21

Slope = {y2 y1} {x2 -x 1}

CALCULATIONS

Slope = 1.10 - 0.65 = 5m/s2

0.21 - 0.12
Gravitational acceleration (g) = 5 2 = 10m/s2

CONCLUSION

The free fall experiment carried out by our physics group (4f)
arrived at a value of g which was gotten at 10m/s2. The generally
accepted value of g is 9.81m/s2 but the rest of our experiment was off by
0.19m/s2. Although not entirely accurate this can be allowed due to the fact that
the margin for error on experiments like this is generally a value of 0.50.
Finally, due to the fact that there was an error in the experiment that obstructed
us from getting the original value, below are some that may have occurred and
how to get rid of them.
Due to the environment that the experiment was carried out in there
could have been air resistance acting on the metallic ball.
Errors due to parallax could have been made by the group while
measuring the height using the meter rule.
Lastly plotting a graph by hand could lead to smaller errors.
We could get rid of such errors by using accurate measurement machines to get
rid of errors due to parallax and conducting the experiment in a place where
external forces will not act on the materials used for the experiment, and also
using a graphing software to accurately graph out the co-ordinates and scales of
the plot.

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