Marbles on the Ramp
by Nathan Ribbens
What did I learn from the experiment?
The more weight the marble has the more speed it goes. If the marble goes down the with oil there is less friction. The force of the marble going down is gravity because on earth there is gravity but in space there is no gravity. The acceleration of the speed of the marbles the small one took 2.14 sec to get down the ramp, the medium marble took 2.12 sec to get down the ramp, and the large marble took 2.08 sec to get down the ramp.
How does what I learned apply to a pinball machine?
When the force makes the ball go up and then the gravity pulls the ball down and the steel marble is a conductor. Like when it goes threw something it could turn on a light bulb. Marble 1 can go the fastest because the more the weight the more speed and distance.
This is a pitcher of a Marble on a Ramp.
|
Trial 1 |
Trial 2 |
Trial 3 |
Trial 4 |
Trial 5 |
Average |
class Average |
|
|
Marble 1 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.2 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.08 |
|
Marble 2 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2.12 |
|
Marble 3 |
2.1 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
2.14 |
This connects to when me and my mom went tubing and we went faster and farther than Josh. This shows that the more mass the faster it goes.