Car Velocity Lab
How do the predicted velocity and the measured velocity compare in each case? Did your measurements agree with your initial prediction? If not, why? The predicted velocity and measured velocity are fairly close. Although there are slight differences due to uncertainties, they generally align with our initial predictions. because we only considered the velocity; other factors, such as friction, were not taken into account, which may have caused slight differences. Does the launch velocity of the car depend on its mass? The mass of the block? The distance the block falls? Is there a choice of distance and block mass for which the mass of the car does not make much difference to its launch velocity? The launch velocity of the car depends on its mass, the mass of the block, and the distance falls. However the car is significantly more massive than the block, the car’s mass becomes less important in determining the launch velocity. This is because a ...
