GIST College (2015) PHYSICS LAB REPORT GS1111-15S

Measurement of gravitation acceleration by two types of falling ball

Joosoon Lee (2015131), Seungtae Kim, Gunwoo Kim

(General Physics Experiment I: Exp 1, Section 1, Team 2)

Abstract: The objects on the Earth are always subject to the influence of gravity toward center of the Earth. To
measure this, the Free-fall motion experiment is advanced. In experiment gravitation acceleration is measured as

10.3410m/ s 2 . And the initial velocities in x-axis ( v 0 are measured as 9.0605m/s, 10.55m/s, 12.109m/s and 15.89m/s
in level 1,2,3 and 4 and they are constant in motion.

Result & Discussion 2

Also the relation between y to t can be written as
The objects on the Earth are always subject to the
influence of gravity toward center of the Earth, because 1
y ( t2 ) = g t 2 (Eq.3)
of universal gravitation. When air friction is negligible, 2
regardless the objects characteristics, such as mass, or
where initial velocity and displacement is to be zero.
shape; they have gravitational acceleration ( g ),
Since constant acceleration, the movement of vertical
which is g=9.8 m/ s2 . axis falling ball is like this, below

To measure this, the Free-fall motion experiment is 0

0 f(x) =0.1
- 4.92x^2
0.2 - 0.15x
0.3 + 0 0.4 0.5
advanced, which makes time and position data about -0.2 R = 1
falling ball to calculate velocity and acceleration of it. -0.4
Y-axis (m)
With Drop-shot, two types of a ball, free-fall and -0.6
projectile, were shot three times each level 1to 4, -0.8
divided according to size of force. -1
Time (sec)
Assume that, time is t (sec), vertical axis is y-axis,
horizontal axis is x-axis. If air friction is negligible,
free-fall motion object has relation between y to t, x to t FIG 1. Graph of relation between t to y in vertical axis, in
level 2.
1 2
y (t )= g t (Eq.1)
2 There is no force to horizontal axis when projectile

movement, the initial velocity in x-axis (

v 0 is constant.
x ( t )=v 0 t (Eq.2)
So the movement of horizon axis (x-axis) is like this, below

where initial velocity and displacement is to be zero.

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0.5
0.4
f(x) = 1.01x + 0
0.3
R = 1
X-axis (m) 0.2
0.1
0
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5
Time (sec)

FIG 2. Graph of relation between t to x in horizontal axis, in

level 2.

In level 1, the initial velocity in x-axis (

v 0 is measured
In this graph, the is initial velocity in x-axis (
v0
as 9.0605 m/s. And gravitation acceleration is measured as
(Eq.2)

10.7436 m/ s2 .

TABLE 2. Measurement of gravitation acceleration and

horizontal velocity by, level 1 to 4. In gravitation
acceleration, upward ones are calculated with t, downward

ones are calculated with t2 .

FIG 3. Graph of relation between t2 to y in horizontal

axis, in level 2.

In this graph, the gravitation acceleration is of the

graph.

(Eq.3)

TABLE 1. Measurement of gravitation acceleration and

horizontal velocity by, level 1. In gravitation acceleration,
upward ones are calculated with t, downward ones are

t
2 In experiment gravitation acceleration is measured as
calculated with .
10.3410m/ s 2 . And the initial velocity in x-axis ( v 0
is measured as 9.0605m/s, 10.55m/s, 12.109m/s and
15.89m/s in level 1,2,3 and 4.

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In general, the data with t 2 is more precision than the one is measured as 9.0605m/s, 10.55m/s, 12.109m/s and
15.89m/s in level 1,2,3 and 4.
with t.
In general, the data with t 2 is more precision than the one
with t.
Conclusion
In experiment gravitation acceleration is measured as References

s
2
v0 Nothing.
10.3410m/ . And the initial velocity in x-axis (

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