Unit1:LabAssignment1

Due:5:30pmonTuesday,October6,2015
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Item1
LaunchandthenexploretheInteractiveFigurebelowtohelpyouwiththefollowingsetofquestions.ClickPlayand
seewhathappensonthegraphandonthedialastheballrollsdowntheplane.Ifyouneedmorehelp,clickonHowTo
Useformoreinformation.

PartA
ClickPlayandseewhathappensonthegraphandonthedialastheballrollsdowntheplane.Howcanyouuse
thegraphofvelocityversustimetoestimatetheaccelerationoftheball?

Hint1.Thedefinitionofacceleration.
Theaccelerationisthetimerateofchangeofvelocity.
ANSWER:
byestimatingthevaluefromthehorizontalaxisofthegraph
byestimatingthevalueoftheareaunderthegraph
byestimatingthevaluefromtheverticalaxisofthegraph
byestimatingthevalueoftheslopeofthegraph

Correct

PartB
TrychangingtheAngleofIncline.ThenclickPlaytoseehowthechangeaffectsthegraphandthedial.How

doestheaccelerationoftheballchangeastheangleoftheinclinedplaneincreases?

Hint1.Therelationshipbetweenspeedandinclination.
Whentheplaneissteeper,doestheballspeedupatafasterorslowerrate?
ANSWER:
Itincreases.
Itdecreases.
Itstaysthesame.

Correct

PartC
TrychangingtheAngleofIncline.ThenclickPlaytoseehowthechangeaffectsthegraphandthedial.Asthe
angleoftheinclinedplaneincreases,howdoesthefinalspeedattainedbytheballatthebottomoftheinclined
planechange?

Hint1.Therelationshipbetweenspeedandacceleration.
Ifthespeedoftheballincreasesatafasterratealongasteeperincline,willtheballbegoingfasteror
slowerafterthesameamountoftime?
ANSWER:
Itstaysthesame.
Itdecreases.
Itincreases.

Correct

PartD
TrychangingtheAngleofIncline.ThenclickPlaytoseehowthechangeaffectsthegraphandthedial.Why
doesthefinalspeedattainedbytheballatthebottomoftheinclinedplanechangeinthewaythatitdoeswhenthe
angleoftheinclineplaneincreases?

Hint1.Therelationshipbetweensteepnessandinclination.
Whenyouincreasetheangleoftheinclinedplane,howdoestheaccelerationoftheballchange?Giventhis
result,iftheballismovingforthesamedurationoftime,howwillthefinalspeedattainedbytheball
change?

ANSWER:
Theballtravelsagreaterdistanceinthesamedurationoftime.
Theballacceleratesatagreaterrateforthesamedurationoftime.
Theballacceleratesatthesamerateforalongerdurationoftime.

Correct

PartE
Howdoesthedistancetraveledbytheballinthesecondhalfsecondcomparewiththedistancetraveledbythe
ballinthefirsthalfsecond?

Hint1.Therelationshipbetweenspeedandtimeoftravel.
Doestheballmoveatafasteroraslowerspeedinthesecondhalfsecondofitstravelthaninthefirsthalf
second?
ANSWER:
Itincreases.
Itdecreases.
Itstaysthesame.

Correct

PartF
Whydoesthedistancetraveledbytheballineachhalfsecondafteritisreleasedchangeinthewaythatitdoes?

Hint1.Therelationshipbetweenspeedandtimeoftravel.
Doestheballmoveatafasteroraslowerspeedinthesecondhalfsecondofitstravelthaninthefirsthalf
second?
ANSWER:
Gravityispullingdownontheball,soitacceleratesdownatasteadyrate.
Gravityispullingdownontheball,soitmovesdownatasteadyspeed.
Theinclineplanepushesupontheball,soitacceleratesdownatasteadyrate.

Correct

Item2
ExploretheInteractiveFigurebelowtohelpyouwiththefollowingsetofquestions.Ifyouneedmorehelp,clickon
"HowToUse"formoreinformation.

PartA
Usethe"Forceapplied"slidertosettheforceappliedontheelephanttosomewhereinthemiddleoftherange.
Afteryouhavesetthe"Forceapplied"slider,donotchangeitagainforthisquestion.Howwouldtheacceleration
changeifthemassoftheelephantwereincreased?

Hint1.Relationshipbetweenacceleration,force,andmass
Lookattherelationshipbetweenacceleration,force,andmassonthebottomleftofthediagram.Ifyou
keeptheforcefixedbutincreasemass,whatwouldhappentotheacceleration?
ANSWER:
Itdecreases.
Itincreases.
Itstaysthesame.

Correct

PartB
Usethe"Massofelephant"slidertosetthemassoftheelephanttosomewhereinthemiddleoftherange.After

youhavesetthe"Massofelephant"slider,donotchangeitagainforthisquestion.Howwouldtheacceleration
changeiftheappliedforceontheelephantwereincreased?

Hint1.Relationshipbetweenacceleration,force,andmass
Lookattherelationshipbetweenacceleration,force,andmassonthebottomleftofthediagram.Ifyou
keepthemassfixedbutincreasetheforce,whatwouldhappentotheacceleration?
ANSWER:
Itdecreases.
Itstaysthesame.
Itincreases.

Correct

Item3
ExploretheInteractiveFiguretohelpyouwiththefollowingsetofquestions.Ifyouneedmorehelp,clickon"HowTo
Use"formoreinformation.

InstructionsforallParts:Usethe"Massofball1"slideronthelefttosetthemassofball1somewherenearthemiddle
ofthescale.Then,usethe"Massofball2"sliderontherighttosetthemassofball2sothatitisgreaterthanthe
massofball1.Donotyetclickonthe"Drop"buttonatthebottomleft.

PartA
Whichballdoyoupredictwillhaveagreateraccelerationasitdropstowardtheground,andwhy?

Hint1.Relationshipbetweenforceandacceleration
Whatistheforceduetogravity(i.e.,theweightactingoneachball),andwhatisthemassofeachball?
FromtherecanyoucalculatetheaccelerationofeachballusingNewtonssecondlaw.

ANSWER:
Ball1,becauseitislighter,andlighterobjectsareeasiertoacceleratedueasmallerinertia.
Ball2,becauseitisheavier,andheavierobjectswillexperienceagreaterforceduetogravity.
Ball1andball2haveequalacceleration.

Correct

PartB
Whichballdoyoupredictwillreachthegroundfirst?

Hint1.Relationshipbetweendistance,acceleration,andtime
Theballshavethesameacceleration.Aretheydroppedfromthesameheightordifferentheights?
ANSWER:
Bothball1andball2willreachthegroundatthesametime.
Ball2,becauseitisheavierandisthusattractedbyEarthmorestronglythanball1.
Ball1,becauseitislighterandthustravelsfasterthanball2.

Correct

PartC
Whichballwillbetravelingfasterwhenithitstheground?

Hint1.Relationshipbetweenacceleration,distancetraveled,andtimeoftravel
Theballshavethesameaccelerationandtakethesametimetohittheground.Aretheydroppedfromthe
sameheightordifferentheights?Rememberthataballsvelocitydependsonitsacceleration,distance
traveled,andtime.
ANSWER:
Ball2,becauseitisheavierandisthusattractedbyEarthmorestronglythanball1.
Ball1andball2willbetravelingequallyfastwhentheyhittheground.
Ball1,becauseitislighterandthustravelsfasterthanball2.

Correct
Correctanswer!Clickthe"Drop"buttontoconfirmyouranswerstoquestions1,2,and3.

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