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    The student conducted an experiment to determine how the angle of impact affects the size of craters left by marbles on a clay surface. Various angles from 22 to 73 degrees were tested using a toy gun to launch marbles at a fixed point on the cleaned surface. The diameter of each resulting crater was measured for 3 trials at each angle and averaged. Analysis of the data showed that crater size increased as the impact angle became greater.

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    The student conducted an experiment to determine how the angle of impact affects the size of craters left by marbles on a clay surface. Various angles from 22 to 73 degrees were tested using a toy gun to launch marbles at a fixed point on the cleaned surface. The diameter of each resulting crater was measured for 3 trials at each angle and averaged. Analysis of the data showed that crater size increased as the impact angle became greater.

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    EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, DATA

    PROCESSING AND EVALUATION


    CRASHING METEORITES (CRITERION B AND C)

    A student interested in meteorites decided to


    study “how the angle of impact with the
    surface affects the size of the crater left by a
    marble”. The setup (see diagram) uses a toy
    gun attached to a rod that can be adjusted to
    different heights to get the different angles for
    the study. The gun is set so it always hits the
    same point when the marble is shot. The surface
    is cleaned and prepared again after each impact.
    She shoots the gun 3 times for every angle and
    measures the crater.
    1. Complete the following table about the
    variables of this experiment:

    Name Possible method to measure it or control it.


    Independent Angle of the toy Use a protractor to measure the angle at which
    gun when the the toy gun is positioned in.
    marble is shot

    Dependent Size of crater

    Control 1 Shape, size and


    mass of marble

    Control 2 Point of impact

    Control 3

    2. Write down an experimental method (procedure) for this experiment based on the
    description given. Use numbered steps and clear instructions.

    3. The following is the data collected by the student in the experiment. Complete the
    table by calculating the averages for each angle used. ROUND ALL YOUR
    ANSWERS TO TWO DECIMAL PLACES. Use Excel and paste your processed data
    in the “average” column.

    DIAMETER OF THE CRATER (cm)


    ANGLE
    (degrees)
    Try 1 Try 2 Try 3 AVERAGE
    22 0.85 0.84 0.83

    35 0.89 0.85 0.86

    43 0.90 0.90 0.92

    56 0.91 0.90 0.95

    63 1.02 0.90 0.92

    73 0.90 0.99 0.97


    4. Suggest a reason why the student decided to have 3 trials for each one of the angles she
    used.

    5. In Excel, plot the DEPENDENT vs INDEPENDENT variables. Paste your graph here
    and make sure it has all the necessary elements.

    6. Making reference to your graph, conclude what can be said about the research
    problem the student wrote: “how the angle of impact with the surface affects the size
    of the crater left by the marble on the clay surface”

    7. When designing the experiment, the student wrote the following hypothesis:
    “If the impact angle of the marble on the clay is bigger, then the diameter of the crater
    on the surface will remain the same”
    Referring to the data of the experiment or the graph you produced, evaluate the
    validity of this hypothesis.

    8. Suggest an explanation for the results of the experiment (assume that there were no
    errors in the measurements so they are all valid)

    9. Read again the description of the experiment and look at the diagram to suggest one
    possible limitation that you identify in the procedure (something that could make the
    results unreliable). Explain how the identified limitation could have affected the
    experiment and suggest a way to solve it.

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