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Honors: Applying Planetary Laws Lab Report Introduction Gravity is the force of attraction that pulls objects toward the center of Earth and holds the moon in orbit around Earth. Galileo was interested in understanding gravity. He assumed all objects are subject to the same acceleration due to gravity. To test the idea, Galileo devised an experiment. He would drop objects from a tall tower to test his hypothesis. The objective of this lab is to determine if objects with different masses fall at the same rate or varying rates in the presence of air and a vacuum. Problem What effect does Earth's gravitational force have on objects of different masses? Hypothesis For your hypothesis, predict how the acceleration of objects will compare to each other in normal mode (air) and vacuum mode. •
If I drop two objects of different masses in normal mode, their acceleration to the ground will be different and If I drop two objects of different masses vacuum mode, their acceleration to the ground will be the same. Materials •
Gravity virtual lab activity
Procedures 1.
Familiarize yourself with the virtual lab activity. 2.
Using the virtual activity, choose two objects from the upper left-hand corner (the feather, giant ball, and small ball). 3.
Select your objects
, place them on Galileo’s hands,
and select “DROP.” Record your observations in Table 1
. 4.
Repeat three times with different combinations. 5.
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elect the “VACUUM MODE” and repeat steps 2 through 4 with the objects you used in trials one through three. 6.
Record your observations in Table 1
. 7.
Complete the Questions and Conclusion
section of the lab report. Variables For this investigation, list the independent, dependent, and controlled variables. Data and Observations
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Table 1: Test Trials Trial Objects used Observations
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Normal Mode Observations- Vacuum Mode 1 small ball and big ball reached ground at same time reached ground at same time 2 small ball and feather ball hit ground first, then feather after. reached ground at same time 3 big ball and feather ball hit first, then feather after. reached ground at same time Questions and Conclusion 1.
What force(s) were acting on the objects dropped in the air (normal mode)? What force(s) was acting on the objects dropped in the vacuum? Gravity and air resistance were the forces acting upon the objects in normal mode, and the lack of air resistance was acting upon the objects in vacuum mode. 2.
Why was there a difference between the normal and vacuum modes? Normal mode has gravity and vacuum mode does not have gravity. 3.
Explain how objects on Earth accelerate compared to objects in the vacuum of space. Be sure to use Newton’s laws of motion to support your explanations.
Objects on Earth accelerate differently than objects in space because of air resistance and gravity. “For every action (dropping object) there is an equal and opposite (air resistance & gravity) reaction” newtons laws can support this. 4.
The gravitational pull of Jupiter is greater than the gravitational pull of Earth. How would adding a “JUPITER MODE” to the virtual activity change the results of Galileo’s experiment?
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