Objective:
Trying to simulate a uniform rectilinear
movement (URM)
Material
• A
plastic graduated cylinder
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Water
• A
Litlle ball made of plastilin
• A chronometer
Procedure:
Fill
the graduated cylinder with water
Let
intervals of 10 cm to 50 cm.
Drop
the ball of plastilin and note the time it takes to get through the point of 10 cm.
Repeat
3 times
Drop
the ball of plastilin and note the time it takes to get through the point of 20 cm.
Repeat
3 times
Calculate the average, so that data will be more reliable
Note the data in a space-time table
Space x (cm)
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Time (s)
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Average ______ _______ ________
Represent
the space-time graph
Questions:
1. Does the average speed remain constant?
2. If there are variations, offer an explanation that justifies them
3. The results are close to what was expected
for a uniform rectilinear movement? Why?
4.
If we did the experiment in air instead of water what kind
of movement did the ball have? How would
the graph space-time be? And the graphic
speed time?