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What a Drag! : Lab Report

Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to demonstrate that air resistance affects the velocity of a falling object and when it hits the ground.

Hypothesis: I hypothesize that the plain piece of paper will fall slower than the crumpled paper, coin, and book due to air resistance.

Observations:

Part I 1st Observation – The air resistance made the coin drop a lot faster than the paper because it is less air resistant.

Part I 2nd Observation - The coin and crumpled paper dropped and hit the floor at the same time.

Part II 1st Observation – The book fell faster than the paper.

Part II 2nd Observation – The paper and the book fell at the same time.

Part II 3rd Observation – They fell at the same time.

Part III –
Trials
Time(Seconds) Height(Meters)
Trial 1 .8 Seconds 1 Meter
Trail 2 .6 Seconds 1 Meter
Trial 3 .89 Seconds 1 Meter

Calculations: d = do+vot+1/2at2 or g = d-do-vot/2t2......

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Approximate Pages: 3 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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