Calculate the Distance Travelled by a Projectile

Lab 7 : Projectile Motion

Experiment 1 : Calculating the distance traveled by a projectile

Materials Ramp Marble Carbon paper Tape measure

Procedure 1

Set up your ramp by connecting the 2 pieces of cardboard according to this diagram

Your ramp should look similar to this picture

2 . Set up your ramp onto a kitchen table . Make sure that the bottom edge of the ramp is aligned with the table edge

3 . Lay down a runway of carbon paper . When the marble hits the carbon paper , the force will transfer some of

the ink to the underlay and allow you to pinpoint where contact was first made

4 . Place your marble at the top of the ramp and release it

5 . Use your measuring tape and measure the distance it travels from the foot of the table to the first mark on your carbon paper . This is your R value

6 . Repeat steps 4 and 5 two more times and record your data in Table 1 (see below

Your set up should look like this

7 . Measure the height of the table to the floor . This is your H value

8 . Record this in Table 1

9 . Take the average value for your distance travelled by averaging the three recorded R values . Place this into the Average Distance column of your Table 7 .1

10 . Use the following equation to determine the average velocity of your marble Note : for R , use the calculated Average Distance for g , use 9 .8 m /s2...