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3 ENSC 102L - Module-I (Activity 2-LA#2)

This document contains an activity on uniformly accelerated motion. Students are asked to measure the acceleration of a metal ball rolling down inclined planes of different lengths using a stopwatch and meter stick. They will record time and acceleration data in tables and calculate acceleration values using the kinematic equations of motion. Students will then answer questions about how distance affects acceleration, giving an example of zero speed with acceleration, and proving a statement about acceleration for bodies starting from rest.

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3 ENSC 102L - Module-I (Activity 2-LA#2)

This document contains an activity on uniformly accelerated motion. Students are asked to measure the acceleration of a metal ball rolling down inclined planes of different lengths using a stopwatch and meter stick. They will record time and acceleration data in tables and calculate acceleration values using the kinematic equations of motion. Students will then answer questions about how distance affects acceleration, giving an example of zero speed with acceleration, and proving a statement about acceleration for bodies starting from rest.

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Name&Section:_______________________________Date:______Score:____

ENSC 102L Code:_________ LA#2 Instructor: Engr. Mary Jean C. Armiendo

Activity 2

 Uniformly Accelerated
Motion

Objective:

To compute and verify accelerations in uniformly accelerated motion.

Theory:

Motion is a continuous change in position with respect to a given


point of reference. It is classified as uniform motion and accelerated
motion. The simplest type of accelerated motion is that an object moving
along a straight line with constant acceleration. If the objects’ speed
increases, its acceleration is positive, but if it slows down, we say the
acceleration is negative.

For a body moving in a straight line with constant acceleration we


can quantify the acceleration by dividing the change in the speed that took
place during a given time by the time.

Mathematically defined as:

(𝑣𝑓 − 𝑣𝑖 )
𝑎=
𝑡

𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎𝑡

𝑠 = 𝑣𝑖 𝑡 + 1⁄2 𝑎𝑡 2

Apparatus:

Plane, metal ball, stop watch, meter stick

Procedure:

1. Let someone in your family member help you to do the activity.


Improvise the plane using such rectangular ply wood with length more
than 100 cm.
Increase the angle of inclination of the plane as in the figure 1. Use
100 cm, 80 cm and 60 cm as distances to be covered by the metal
ball.

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2. Let the ball roll down on a n inclined plane from the 100 cm mark as
you carefully get the time elapsed. Make three trials and get the
average. Record these on the space provided in the data sheet.

3. Repeat step 2 but this time, place the ball on the 80 cm marking
point and 60 cm, mark respectively. Do it one at a time. Record the
data obtained.

4. Calculate the theoretical value of the acceleration using 𝑠 =


1⁄ 𝑎𝑡 2
2
Where since 𝑣𝑖 = 0 since the metal ball starts from rest.

5. Compare the values obtained for the value of the acceleration.

Data:

Table 1.1

Distance Trial Time (s) Ave-speed Acceleration


(cm) (cm/s) (𝑐𝑚/𝑠 2 )
100 1
2
3
Ave.

Initial Computations:

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Table 1.2

Distance Trial Time (s) Ave-speed Acceleration


(cm) (cm/s) (𝑐𝑚/𝑠 2 )
80 1
2
3
Ave.

Initial Computations:

Table 1.3

Distance Trial Time (s) Ave-speed Acceleration


(cm) (cm/s) (𝑐𝑚/𝑠 2 )
60 1
2
3
Ave.

Initial Computations:

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Questions:

1. Does the distance affect the body’s acceleration moving in a straight


line whose acceleration is constant?

2. With respect to the motion of a car, describe a situation in which the


car has zero speed but has a definite acceleration.

3. Prove that for a uniformly accelerated body starting from rest, the
acceleration is numerically equal to twice the distance travelled by
the body in the first second.

4. A ball rolling down a hill uniformly accelerated at 4 𝑚/𝑠 2 . Assuming


that it starts from rest, what is its speed at the end of 3 𝑠? Show your
complete solution.

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