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    The document describes an experiment to determine the height of a ceiling without direct measurement by dropping a tennis ball and timing its fall, calculating the theoretical height using the kinematic equations and comparing it to the actual measured height. The experiment involves dropping a tennis ball from the ceiling 5 times while timing its fall, averaging the times, using the kinematic equations to solve for the theoretical height, measuring the actual height with a tape measure, and calculating percent error between the theoretical and actual heights.

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    Experiment 4 Free Fall Motion

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the height of a ceiling without direct measurement by dropping a tennis ball and timing its fall, calculating the theoretical height using the kinematic equations and comparing it to the actual measured height. The experiment involves dropping a tennis ball from the ceiling 5 times while timing its fall, averaging the times, using the kinematic equations to solve for the theoretical height, measuring the actual height with a tape measure, and calculating percent error between the theoretical and actual heights.

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the height of a ceiling without direct measurement by dropping a tennis ball and timing its fall, calculating the theoretical height using the kinematic equations and comparing it to the actual measured height. The experiment involves dropping a tennis ball from the ceiling 5 times while timing its fall, averaging the times, using the kinematic equations to solve for the theoretical height, measuring the actual height with a tape measure, and calculating percent error between the theoretical and actual heights.

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    Experiment 4 Free Fall Motion

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    The document describes an experiment to determine the height of a ceiling without direct measurement by dropping a tennis ball and timing its fall, calculating the theoretical height using the kinematic equations and comparing it to the actual measured height. The experiment involves dropping a tennis ball from the ceiling 5 times while timing its fall, averaging the times, using the kinematic equations to solve for the theoretical height, measuring the actual height with a tape measure, and calculating percent error between the theoretical and actual heights.

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    EXPERIMENT 4

    FREE FALL MOTION: THE HEIGHT OF


    THE CEILING

    OBJECTIVES:
     To determine the height of the ceiling without using a ruler/tape measure (others)

     To determine the factors that affect the experimental and theoretical values of the
    results of the experiment.

    MATERIALS: tennis ball, stopwatch, and tape measure

    THEORY: Use the equation below to solve for the height of the physics laboratory ceiling
    (theoretical value):

    1 2
    h=v i t+ g t
    2

    where: h = height of the ceiling (m)


    v i = initial velocity of the ball (m/s)
    t = time duration (s)
    g = acceleration due to gravity (9.80 m/s 2)

    PROCEDURE:

    1. Get the materials ready. Make sure to set the stopwatch to zero and tennis ball on hand.

    2. Stand on a laboratory station and hold the tennis ball touching the ceiling.

    3. Let go of the tennis ball and start your stopwatch at the same time. Make sure the drop is clear.

    4. When the ball hits the floor, stop the stopwatch.

    5. Record the time in seconds into a data table.

    6. Repeat steps 1-5 for a total of 5 trials.

    7. Average time data.


    1
    8. Solve for the height of the ceiling using the equation above.

    9. Measure the actual height using a meter stick or tape measure using SI unit (meter).

    10. Interpret the percent error using the theoretical data (actual measurement of the ceiling) and
    experimental data (measurement of the ceiling using equation).

    2
    Name
    Date Performed
    Course and Section

    DATA SHEET:
    A. Height of the Ceiling

    Trial Time of fall (s)


    First Trial
    Second Trial
    Third Trial Actual height (m)
    ______________
    Fourth Trial
    Fifth Trial
    Average

    B. Results
    Claim:_______________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    Evidence:____________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    C. Error Analysis

    Errors Consequences

    3
    DOCUMENTATION: (Insert some pictures of your set-up here. Include at least one picture with a
    selfie wherein your background is your experimental set-up)

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