Materials

Tennis ball Table tennis ball

Measuring tape Stopwatches

Introduction
 Did you know that if we drop the feather and hammer at the moon, both of
the objects will hit the ground at the same time? The reason that there was no air
resistance and the feather will fall at the same rate as the hammer.
According to Newton's theory, free fall is defined as the motion of an object
where gravity is the only force acting upon it. Thus, If you throw something
upward and could somehow ignore or eliminate ignore the effect of drag and air on
the object, Then the accelerates of the object is constantly when it goes up and falls
down is called free fall. Moreover, the free fall, no matter how big, small or
weighty the object is, every object feels the same constant acceleration, and the
constant acceleration during free fall is known as free fall acceleration. The free
fall acceleration of earth is represented by the symbol “g” and its value near the
surface of the earth is approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

Recommendation
In this experiment, the part that our group wants to improve and we think
that we miss or we went wrong is when we drop the ball from the fourth floor. The
person that dropped the ball should be the same person every time for making an
accurate but, Guy and Moodang were both drop the ball. As well as, when we drop
the ball, every ball should be on the same level as the balcony.
 Analysis
By the analysis from the experiment, measuring record of the height from the
equation of heavy object is different from the original height from the balcony to
the ground around 7.43 percent and the light object is different from the original
height 32.26 percent. This says that the height that comes out of the formula of the
heavy object is more accurate than the light object according to the formula that is
in the experiment.

Procedure
1. Choose 3 person to be timers and 1 person as ball collector

2. Measure the height from the balcony to the floor

3. Let 3 timers ready to record time on the 4th floor

4. Drop the heavy ball from the balcony then 3 timer will record the time ,
do this three times

5. Drop the light ball from the balcony then 3 timer will record the time , do this
three times

6. Put the record in the calculation sheet

7. Calculate the average of the time and velocity of 2 types of balls

 Data and results
A. Height of 4th floor balcony using heavy object
Measured height = 9.42 meters

Time (seconds) Average Time Distance % Difference

Trials (seconds) (meters)

Timer A Timer B Timer C

1 1.43 s 1.37 s 1.37 s 1.39 s 9.47 m 0.53%

2 1.53 s 1.53 s 1.47 s 1.51 s 11.17 m 17.00%

3 1.41 s 1.40 s 1.44 s 1.42 s 9.88 m 4.77%

Total average 1.44 s 10.17 m 7.43%

B. Height of 4th floor balcony using light object

Measured height = 9.42 meters
 Time (seconds) Average Time Distance % Difference
Trials (seconds) (meters)

Timer A Timer B Timer C

1 1.71 s 1.75 s 1.69 s 1.72 s 14.50 m 42.47%

2 1.64 s 1.59 s 1.62 s 1.62 s 12.86 m 30.88%

3 1.59 s 1.56 s 1.53 s 1.56 s 11.92 m 23.43%

Total average 1.63 s 13.10 m 32.26%

Instantaneous velocity (V) from heavy and light objects

Instantaneous Velocity Heavy object Light object

Time (s) V (m/s) Time (s) V (m/s)

When the object is in midway 0.98 s 9.61 m/s 0.98 s 9.61 m/s

At the instant the object hit the ground 1.39 s 13.59 m/s 1.39 s 13.59 m/s

Calculation
The calculation for distance and % difference (heavy object)
Distance % Difference
 Formula: yf= yi + vitf+ ½ gt2f Formula: (2 ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎℎℎℎℎℎ − ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎ./ ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎℎℎℎℎℎ +
ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎ. )x 100
Trial 1: yf= 0 + 0(1.39)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.39) 2 Trial 1:
= - 9.47 m (2 (9.42 − 9.47) / (9.42 + 9.47) )x 100
= 0.53%
Trial 2: yf= 0 + 0(1.51)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.51)2
= - 11.17 m Trial 2:
(2 (9.42 − 11.17) / (9.42 + 11.17) )x 100
Trial 3: yf= 0 + 0(1.42)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.42)2 = 17.00%
= - 9.88 m
Trial 3:
Total average: (-9.47)+(-11.17)+(-9.88)/3 (2 (9.42 − 9.88) / (9.42 + 9.88) )x 100
= -10.17 m = 4.77%

Total average: (0.53)+(17.00)+(4.77)/3

= 7.43%

The calculation for distance and % difference (light object)

Distance % Difference

Formula: yf= yi + vitf+ ½ gt2f Formula:

(2 ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎℎℎℎℎℎ − ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎ./ ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎℎℎℎℎℎ + ℎℎℎℎℎℎ ℎℎℎ. )x
Trial 1: yf= 0 + 0(1.72)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.71) 2 100
= - 14.50 m Trial 1:
(2 (9.42 − 14.50) / (9.42 + 14.50) )x 100
Trial 2: yf= 0 + 0(1.62)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.62)2 = 42.47%
= - 12.86 m
Trial 2:
Trial 3: yf= 0 + 0(1.56)+ ½ (-9.8)(1.56) 2 (2 (9.42 − 12.86) / (9.42 + 12.86) )x 100
= - 11.92 m = 30.88%

Total average: (-9.47)+(-11.17)+(-9.88)/3 Trial 3:

= -13.10 m (2 (9.42 − 11.92) / (9.42 + 11.92) )x 100
= 23.43%

Total average: (42.47)+(30.88)+(23.43)/3

= 32.26%

Calculation for instantaneous velocity

Heavy object Light Object
Formula: v2f= v2i + 2gΔy, Formula: v2f= v2i + 2gΔy,
√2ℎℎ/ℎ √2ℎℎ/ℎ
When the object is midway: When the object is midway:
(-9.42)÷2 = -4.71m (-9.42)÷2 = -4.71m
v2f= 0 + 2(-9.8)(-4.71) v2f= 0 + 2(-9.8)(-4.71)
= 9.61 m/s = 9.61 m/s
t = √2(−4.71)/(−9.8) t = √2(−4.71)/(−9.8)
t = 0.98 s t = 0.98 s

At the instant the object hit the ground: At the instant the object hit the ground:
v2f= 0 + 2(-9.8)(-9.42) v2f= 0 + 2(-9.8)(-9.42)
= 13.59 m/s = 13.59 m/s
t =√2(−9.42)/(−9.8) t =√2(−9.42)/(−9.8)
t = 1.39 s t = 1.39 s

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 Conclusion
We set our experiment to see that, If object is different
is it going to really drop at the same time by dropping tennis and table
tennis ball to confirm that it should drop to the ground at a different
time. After we drop the balls, the heavy ball which is tennis touch the
ground faster than the light ball. The air resistance determine the
time of object’s falling.
 Work log
Chayunnggul Nianchaloei (Kong)
- Ball collector
Guy Nitasopkul (Guy)
- Timer
Klakawee Pluemcharoen (Moodang)
- Timer
Natcha Subjaroenporn (Cherry)
-Timer