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WEEK 2 - Free Fall ORTEGA K4

The document describes an experiment to measure height using free falling objects and an acoustic stopwatch mobile app. It provides the procedure, data collected from 5 trials using different mass objects, questions about the results, and a conclusion on learning about measuring height and all objects experiencing the same acceleration due to gravity.

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WEEK 2 - Free Fall ORTEGA K4

The document describes an experiment to measure height using free falling objects and an acoustic stopwatch mobile app. It provides the procedure, data collected from 5 trials using different mass objects, questions about the results, and a conclusion on learning about measuring height and all objects experiencing the same acceleration due to gravity.

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CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY
N.Bacalso Avenue, Cebu City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE


Department of Engineering Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry

Jhudiel A. Ortega BSCE-1 February 25,2022


(Name, Course, and Year) (Date Submitted)

K4-C1-AP2 Engr. Anthony L. Minyamin


Section - Cluster Instructor’s Signature

Activity No. 1

Title : Free Falling Object

Objective: To measure the height using the concept of free-fall.

Part A: Free Fall Object

Procedure:

1. Download the application “phyphox” in google or in IOS appstore.

2. In the phyphox app, click the acoustic stopwatch. Adjust the threshold and
delay. Note that the delay time must not be greater than the expected time
of the motion.

3. Acoustic stopwatch works when a sound is used to trigger a signal. Two


sound (signal) must be created. The first sound triggers the application to
start the timer, and the second sound will stop the timer.

4. Chose materials that will create a sound when hit, preferably metals, tin
cans, coins, or spoon or any object that can make sound/noise.

5. Place the chosen material parallel of the top of your head, and hit it with
other material. Make sure that it create sound. The sound (first sound)
should trigger the timer to start.

6. The second sound must be the sound created by the object as it hit the
ground. This “second” sound must trigger the timer to stop.
7. Record the time indicated in as the experimental time.

8. If the experimental result is far from ideal, adjust the sensitivity/threshold of


the acoustic stop watch in the setting.

9. Redo the procedure 1-6 using object with different mass until you make 5
trials.

Note: Make sure the environment is not too noisy.

Data and Results:

Trial object mass, Experimental Experimental Actual %


kg time (s) height (m) Height Difference
(estimate)

1 0.24kg 0.541s 1.44m 1.45 0.17%


2 0.22kg 0.535s 1.40m 1.45 3.6%
3 0.11kg 0.545s 1.46m 1.45 0.69%
4 0.24kg 0.54s 1.43m 1.45 1.39%
5 0.26kg 0.543s 1.46m 1.45 0.69%
Average 0.214kg 0.5408s 1.44m 1.45m 1.308%

Note:

Experimental time, (time exp), is the time you get using the mobile app

Experimental height = 0.5 (9.81 m/s²) (time exp)²


Questions: <answer briefly>
1. Is the experimental height you get is closer to your real height? Do you
think the accuracy is within acceptable range?
Based on the experiment, the experimental height is closer to my real
height. And this accuracy is within its acceptable rate.
2. What are the possible factors that might affect the result?
Time and acceleration are the possible factor that may affect the result.
3. Do changing the mass of the object being dropped affect the
experimental height?
In terms of mass and experimental height, it involves time in which
each mass or object being drop gives different in time but in the same
gravity. As a result, mass has no effect on anything except time.
4. What are the limitations/disadvantages of this experiment?
The experiment must be done in a quiet place, or else there will be
error in computation particularly in time.

Conclusion:
In this activity, I learned that by performing this experiment with
an object placed on top of my head, I can determine my height. Aside
from that, when falling freely under the influence of gravity at the same
point on the Earth, all objects, regardless of their mass, experience the
same acceleration.

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