Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Free Fall

Dustin Buenaventura, Kim Lambert Cabaobao. Elben Joseph Camama, Mariya

Dennise Concepcion, John Paoleo Dona, John Paoleo Ebrada, Christian Albert
Factoran

Group 2
Friday/7-10/OZ309
Physics Department, Adamson University

Abstract
This experiment aim to study regarding Uniformly Accelerated Motion: Free
Fall. We determine the acceleration due to gravity g by dropping a metal ball with a
given height of 55cm, 50cm, and 45cm measuring the time when the ball hits the
ground. And the computation is very receptive which likely to be the source of
percentage error.

1. Introduction
This experimentation aims to
study about freely falling object. An
object that is performed upon by a
force which is constant in magnitude
and direction will be accelerated with
constant acceleration in the direction
of the force. Aristotle and philosophers
reasoned that the heavier a body is,
the faster it should fall. Galileo is
accredited with discovering that the
force of gravity is the cause of weight
and that all bodies, regardless of their
mass, are accelerated by the force of
gravity at the same rate.
2. Theory

3. Methodology
Set-up:

The group used the following

materials: Free fall apparatus, 2 Metal
balls of different sizes, Timer, Clamp,
Support rod. By means of the free fall
apparatus, the group measured the
time of the bigger ball as it hits the
platform 3 times with different height
given by the manual. Similar with the

smaller ball, the group also measured

its time. Furthermore, after getting the
time of the 2 metal balls the group
computed for the acceleration due to
gravity and percentage error

55

50

4. Results and Discussion

45

This part of the report displays

and discusses the results of the said
experiment. The results are shown in
the tables below.
Table 1. Ball 1 (Big)
Trial
s

Heigh
t
(cm)

55

50

45

Tim
e (s)
0.33
6
0.31
9
0.30
2

g.expt'l
(cm.s^
2)

%
erro
r

974

0.61

983

0.31

987

0.71

g.expt'
l
(cm.s^

%
erro
r

2)
0.35
2
0.32
7
0.30
8

Heigh
t
(cm)

Tim
e (s)

9.38

935

4.60

949

3.16

The tables show the separate

data we gathered in measuring the
time of the big and small ball, as you
can see in table 1 we measured the
time of the bigger ball and as the
height goes down the time of the ball
as it hits the platform goes faster.
Similar in the data gathered with the
smaller ball in table 2 as you can see
the time goes faster as the height
goes down. The time increases
accordingly with the acceleration due
to gravity.

Table 2. Ball 2 (Small)

Trial
s

888

5. Conclusions