Midterm Launcher
(Vertically Movable)
Sphere
Meterstick
Plain
Carbon Paper
Paper
Stand
Stopwatch
Experimental Apparatus
The students have access to the experimental apparatus shown in the figure. Besides the sphere, the apparatus
consists of the following.
A launcher that launches the sphere horizontally, always with the same unknown speed to
A stand that can be used to adjust the height of the launcher above the floor
The students also have several sheets of plain paper, several sheets of carbon paper, a meterstick, and a stopwatch.
Whenever the sphere bounces off of the carbon paper, the carbon paper produces a visible mark on the sheet of
plain paper that is under the carbon paper, as shown in the figure.
Mark on Paper
Marking the Paper with the Sphere
(1) Design an experimental procedure that the students could use to test the claim that y is proportional to ? In
the table below, list the quantities and associated symbols that would be measured in your experiment and the
need to fill in every row. If you need additionul rows, you may add them to the space just below the table.
equipment used to measure them. ad audivido como pegot that would be used to measure each quantity you do not