Fan Cart Lab Conclusion

Fan Cart Lab We did a fan cart for our physics class the other day. To set up the lab first, we measured the effect of the mass of the fan cart on the acceleration of the cart. The mass of the fan cart was the independent variable and acceleration was the dependent variable. We kept the speed of the cart on medium, and calculated the acceleration and motion. As a result, we had figured out that the bigger the mass the slower the acceleration, as we all should have known. To calculate this we used the second law of Newton (F=ma). For the first experiment we got .233 (m/s/s) with a percent error of 76%. The relationship for the first experiment was inverse because the acceleration was decreasing every time the weight (mass) increased. In the second experiment we got 3.52 (m/s/s) with a percent error of 56.4%. For this experiment the relationship was linear because the mass was increased for each trial. Some errors that could have taken place would be, cart alignment, track damaged, placement of the motion sensor. These can affect the data because it will give a greater percentage error. Fan Cart Lab We did a fan cart for our physics class the other day. To set up the lab first, we measured the effect of the mass of the fan cart on the acceleration of the cart. The mass of the fan cart was the independent variable and acceleration was the dependent variable. We kept the speed of the cart on medium, and calculated the acceleration and motion. As a result, we had figured out that the bigger the mass the slower the acceleration, as we all should have known. To calculate this we used the second law of Newton (F=ma). For the first experiment we got .233 (m/s/s) with a percent error of 76%. The relationship for the first experiment was inverse because the acceleration was decreasing every time the weight (mass) increased. In the second experiment we got 3.52 (m/s/s) with a percent error of 56.4%. For this experiment the relationship was linear because the mass was