Week 2 – experiment – motion v2
Labs for College Physics: Mechanics Worksheet Experiment 2-1
Motion
As you work through the steps in the lab procedure, record your experimental values and the results
on this worksheet. Use the exact values you record for your data to make later calculations.
Part I: Data
Complete Table 1. Record all data to three decimal places (e.g., 4.000 or 6.325 or 0.000). Do not
include units in your answer.
Table 1
Calculated
Initial AT Time Position
Settings (m) (s) (m) Describe
Position (x) vs. Time graph
20
Velocity (v) vs. Time graph
x = 0:00 m
v = 5:00 m/s 40
a = 0:00 m/s2
Acceleration (a) vs. Time graph
50
Position (x) vs. Time graph
20
Velocity (v) vs. Time graph
x = 0:00 m
v = 10:0 m/s 40
a = 0:00 m/s2
Acceleration (a) vs. Time graph
50
Labs for College Physics: Mechanics Worksheet Experiment 2-2
Part I: Questions
Please include units in your answer.
Use the correct unit abbreviation.
By observing the Position vs. Time graph in Step 2 of the instructions, what physical quantity does
the slope of this line correspond to?
By observing the Position vs. Time graph in Step 2 of the instructions, what is the value of the
slope of this line?
By observing the Velocity vs. Time graph in Step 3 of the instructions, what physical quantity does
the slope of the line correspond to?
By observing the Velocity vs. Time graph in Step 3 of the instructions, what is the value of the
slope of this line?
Labs for College Physics: Mechanics Worksheet Experiment 2-3
Part II: Data
Complete Table 2. Record all data to three decimal places (e.g., 4.000 or 6.325 or 0.000). Do not
include units in your answer.
Table 2
Calculated Calculated
Initial AT Time Position Velocity
Settings (m) (s) (m) (m/s) Describe
Position (x) vs. Time graph
20
Velocity (v) vs. Time graph
x = 0:00 m
v = 0:00 m/s 40
a = 1:00 m/s2
Acceleration (a) vs. Time graph
50
Position (x) vs. Time graph
20
Velocity (v) vs. Time graph
x = 0:00 m
v = 0:00 m/s 40
a = 2:00 m/s2
Acceleration (a) vs. Time graph
50
Labs for College Physics: Mechanics Worksheet Experiment 2-4
I observed that as time increased, the velocity vector decreased in length.
True
False
I observed that as time increased, the acceleration vector stayed the same length.
True
False
Part II: Questions
Please include units in your answer.
Use the correct unit abbreviation.
By observing the Velocity vs. Time graph in Step 2 of the instructions, what physical quantity does
the slope of this line correspond to?
By observing the Velocity vs. Time graph in Step 2 of the instructions, what is the value of the
slope of this line?
By observing the Acceleration vs. Time graph in Step 3 of the instructions, what is the value of
the slope of this line?
By observing the Acceleration vs. Time graph in Step 3 of the instructions, what is the value of
the acceleration (a) of this graph?
Labs for College Physics: Mechanics Worksheet Experiment 2-5
Part III: Data
Complete Table 3. Record all data to the nearest WHOLE NUMBERS. Do not include units in
your answer.
Table 3
Readings from the Graphs
Initial Dist. Time Vel. Acc.
Settings (m) (s) (m/s) (m/s2) Describe
Position (x) vs. Time graph
Velocity (v) vs. Time graph
x = 0:00 m
v = 10:0 m/s
a =