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Uniform Circular Motion: Lab Report

This lab report examines uniform circular motion through an experiment measuring the velocity, centripetal force, and centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circular path with different radii and masses attached to it. The experiment found that radius is directly proportional to velocity but inversely proportional to centripetal acceleration, while centripetal force is directly proportional to velocity. The conclusion is that radius, velocity, and force are important factors in uniform circular motion, with radius affecting velocity and acceleration differently and velocity directly impacting centripetal force and acceleration.

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Uniform Circular Motion: Lab Report

This lab report examines uniform circular motion through an experiment measuring the velocity, centripetal force, and centripetal acceleration of an object moving in a circular path with different radii and masses attached to it. The experiment found that radius is directly proportional to velocity but inversely proportional to centripetal acceleration, while centripetal force is directly proportional to velocity. The conclusion is that radius, velocity, and force are important factors in uniform circular motion, with radius affecting velocity and acceleration differently and velocity directly impacting centripetal force and acceleration.

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LAB REPORT

UNI FORM
CI RCULAR
MOTI ON

PEEM, BEBE, PATT 1101


INTRODUCTION
          When talking about ‘Uniform Circular
Motion’ you might wonder what is that and
would say ‘I have never heard about this
before’ But if I ask you that what is the
Carousel and the Ferris wheel, you might
say ‘Yes, I know’ These are some of the
example of uniform circular motion in
everyday life but you just do not know that
it is called uniform circular motion.
Therefore, what is uniform circular motion?
It is the movement of an object at constant
speed around a circle with a fixed radius.
For the concept of uniform circular motion,
there are many several variables such as
number of revolution, time, radius,
velocity, centripetal force, weight hooked
mass and centripetal acceleration. When
the object moves in a circle path, it is also
changing in its direction and the object is
moving tangent to the circle. Since the
direction of velocity vector is the same as
the direction of object’s motion, the
velocity vector is also tangent to the circle
as well.
         
INTRODUCTION
   
       According to this experiment, when the
ball that attached to the string in a
circular path above your head, then you
release the string. The string will keep
moving until that last direction it was last
in. This is related to Newton’s first law of
motion; ‘ the object will continue in motion
until on external force acts on it’. This
acceleration is centripetal acceleration. It
always points to the center of the circle. Its
formula is a = v²/r, which v is velocity and r
is radius. In the uniform circular motion
the velocity is constant but the direction is
always changing. The centripetal
acceleration is perpendicular to the
velocity vector. The force maintaining the
circular motion is called centripetal force.
Its formula is Fc = mv²/r where m is mass, v
is velocity and r is radius.
OBJECTIVE
      The purpose of this lab activity is to
study the forces involved in the motion of a
body moving with constant speed in a
circular path.

SET UP 
MATERIALS
Tape measuring  Tube

Stopwatch String

Hooked mass Metal Object


PROCEDURES
1.) Measures the mass of the tiny metal disk 
2.) Insert the string through the tube 
3.) Attach the disk on the top of the tube 
4.) Hang a 175g hook on the other end of the
string 
5.) Adjust speed of rotational and radius 
6.) Start the motion with the tube at arm’s
length above head 
7.) Count and record the number of revolution in
30 seconds
8.) Grasp the string at the bottom of the tube
and mark the position of string while the disk is
moving
9.) Measure the distance from the top of the
tube to the center of the disk 
10.) Change the radius
11.) Repeat steps 3-9 using 200g hook
DATA TABLE

ANALYSIS
     According to the data table, it showed the
relationship between the radius, velocity,
centripetal force and centripetal
acceleration. In our first trial, we used 175
grams hook with the radius of 51.5
centimeters. The velocity, centripetal force
and centripetal acceleration were 1208 cm/s,
141687.2 dynes and 28335.5 cm/s2,
respectively. For the 175 grams hook with the
radius of 91 centimeters. The velocity,
centripetal force and centripetal
acceleration were 1601 cm/s, 140827.4 dynes
and 28167 cm/s2, respectively.
ANALYSIS
     Moreover, the velocity, centripetal force
and centripetal acceleration we got for the
200 grams hook with the radius of 45
centimeters were 1215.8 cm/s, 164240.1 dynes
and 32848.2 cm/s2, respectively. While the
velocity, centripetal force and centripetal
acceleration we got for the 200 grams hook
with the radius of 86 centimeters were 1657.1
cm/s, 159646.2 dynes and 31930 cm/s2,
respectively. Therefore, we can conclude
that the effect of radius on the velocity is
directly proportional, while, on the other
hand the effect of radius on the centripetal
acceleration is inversely proportional. For
the relationship between the speed and
centripetal force is directly proportional.
The greater the speed, the lesser centripetal
force will be occurred.
CONCLUSION
      In a conclusion, we can say that the
radius, velocity and the force are important
factors in the uniform circular motion. In a
constant speed, the radius is directly
proportional with the velocity, but inversely
proportional with the centripetal force and
acceleration. The velocity always change the
direction which is tangent to the circular
path. The velocity is directly proportional to
the centripetal force and acceleration.
Finally, the centripetal force and
acceleration has the direction towards the
center of the circular path.

RECOMMENDATION
-miscounting the revolution
-did not stop the rope at the exact time
properly
-did not make the rope really still while
experiment
WORK  LOGS
REFERENCE
Uniform Circular Motion. (n.d.). Retrieved
from
http://www.webassign.net/labsgraceperio
d/ncsulcpmech2/lab_5/manual.html
Uniform Circular Motion. (n.d.). Retrieved
from
https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmed
ia/circmot/ucm.cfm  

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