Proving Newton’s Second Law
Question
What is the relationship between force, mass and acceleration?
Materials used
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2 spring scales, table ramp, metal car, weights, books and a table
Hypothesis
I think that force and mass strongly affect acceleration. It affects
the speed of the object.
Procedure
1.)
First gather materials
-2 spring scales
-table ramp
-metal car
-weights
-books
-table
2.) Set up the table ramp. Put
block of wood onto books. The amount of books underneath determines the angle.
As shown in the diagram.
3.)
Now attach a spring scale to the metal car
4.)
Add weights into the car. You can choose
the amount of
weights you want.
5.)
Next, pull on hook on spring scale, which will
pull the car up the ramp. (On the spring scale, there will be a number and
whatever the line is on is what the force is)
6.)
After determining the force, repeat the same
process with different weights in the car.
7.)
Once you’ve done enough procedures and have
enough data, graph all of your data in a line graph- force and mass on one and
angle and acceleration on another graph.
8.)
Make sure units are correct and your data is put
together.
9.)
Once completing the lab, clean up all of the
materials carefully.
Results
Data Table
Graphs of Data
Conclusion and Analysis
From doing this lab, I learned that force and mass basically controls
and affects acceleration. This lab was interesting to ma and I learned a lot.
