Falling Body VideoLab
In this experiment you investigate the motion of a nerf ball , pingpong ball , tennis ball and a golf ball. The object is to determine the acceleration due to gravity of each object to see the effect of air friction on each. Run the movie to observe the motion. Click on the link below to go to the lab.
You will need the y versus t data. Paste the data into a spreadsheet to analyse the motion. Use a quadratic equation to fit the data and obtain the acceleration from the appropriate coefficient.
What can you conclude from the motion in each case?