PHYS 253 - Module 2 - Lab 6

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Newton’s Laws PRE-LAB QUESTIONS Pre-Lab Questions Use the free body diagram of the pulley (Figure 5) to answer the Pre-Lab Questions.     1. Draw a free body diagram for M 1 . 2. Draw a free body diagram for M 2 . ©eScience Labs, 2014 Figure 5: Free Body Diagram: 2 objects with mass hanging on a pulley by string.
Newton’s Laws 3. Apply Newton’s 2 nd Law to write the equations for M 1 and M 2 . You should get two equations with Tension in the string, weight for each mass and accelerations for each mass (a 1 and a 2 ). 4. This results in two equations with three unknowns! A third equation is required to solve the system. Formulate the third equation. ©eScience Labs, 2014
Newton’s Laws EXPERIMENT 1: NEWTON’S FIRST LAW OF MOTION Data Sheet Table 1. Motion of Water Observations Motion Observations a  Water sloshed towards my hand that accelerated the container b  Water was semi-stable through the motion c  Right turn: Water sloshed left Left turn: Water sloshed right d  Water sloshed forward Table 2. Observations after Flicking Notecard Off of Cup Trial Observations 1  Washer fell into the cup 2  Washer fell into the cup 3  Washer flew off the cup with the notecard 4  Washer fell into the cup 5  Washer flew off the cup with the notecard Post-Lab Questions 1. Explain how your observations of the water and washer demonstrate Newton’s law of ©eScience Labs, 2014
Newton’s Laws inertia. When an abrupt acceleration was introduced, the water continued to move in the direction it was traveling before succumbing to the supplied acceleration. This supports Newton’s First Law, which states a body in motion will remain in motion until acted on by an outside force. The outside force was the acceleration I supplied to the water. For the washer and notecard, the same principle applies. The washer remained at rest because the notecard was flicked and didn’t supply enough friction to move the washer forward. Because of this, the washer fell into the cup during most of the trials. 2. Draw a free body diagram of your containers of water from the situation in Part 1 Step 4d. Draw arrows for the force of gravity, the normal force (your hand pushing up on the container), and the stopping force (your hand accelerating the container as you stop.) What is the direction of the water’s acceleration? 3. Describe two instances where you feel forces in a car in terms of inertia. We feel the effects of inertia when we accelerate in a vehicle. We are pushed back into our seats because of our body’s tendency to remain at rest. We also feel these effects when we break. We are launched forward due to our body’s tendency to remain in motion. ©eScience Labs, 2014
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