PHYSIC LAB REPORT 6

NAME ;
SHERRY CARENTONA GALIN

NO. MATRIKS:
E20141010058

LECTURER NAME:
Dr. Mahizah and Dr. Ahmad Kamal

Group : F
Date: 26 Jan 2015-31 Jan 2015
Projectile motion

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 Projectile Motion

ABSTRACT
A projectile was fired from a top of an elevation and angle. The initial
velocity for each firing was likely to be same. The distance travelled in the
horizontal direction was measured for multiple finings of each trial, and the
values were averaged. When the initial velocity for each of these averages was
calculated it was proved that the initial velocity was relatively constant. These
measurements had many possible sources of error including air resistance and
firing position. This lab increased understanding of projectile motion.

INTRODUCTION
A “projectile” is defined as an object only to the force of gravity a no
other forces (similar to our definition of free fall). Kinematic equations can be
used to describe the components of projectile motion. This allows is to analyse
the motion. In this lab measurements will be taken to determine the initial
velocity of objects experiencing projectile motion. This will first be done for
objects that are starting from an elevation above the landing area. Then the
initial velocity will be found for objects that are launched from the floor at an
angle to a landing angle to a landing area of the same elevation. This will teach
the concepts of projectile motion for objects that start from horizontal and
objects that start at angles.

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AIM
To investigate the relationship between the angle of canon and the range of
projectile.

HYPOTHESIS
If angles (˚) s increase, then the maximum heights is increase it is effect from
the gravity.

VARIABLE
(Constant) Variable: Initial speed (m/s)
Independent (Manipulated) Variable: Angle of cannon (˚)
Dependent (Responding) Variable: The range of the projectile

MATERIAL
Cannon, measuring tape, object thrown (user choice)

PROCEDURE
1. Open the website http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/projectile-
motion/projectile-motion_en.html and run the experiment.
2. The material is already given, choose user choice as material that have
to be thrown.
3. Adjust the angle of the canon to 10 (degree) and fix the initial speed as
18m/s.
4. Then, click fire shot the object (user choice).
5. The range and maximum height are recorded for every thrown.
6. Repeats the procedure from step 3 with adjust the angle to 20˚,
30˚...90˚ and record the data.

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DATA

ANGLE INITIAL AIR MAXIMUM RANGE (m)

(˚) SPEED (m/s) TIME(s) HEIGHT (m)

10 18 0.9 -1.80 17.7

20 18 1.4 1.26 25.3

30 18 2.0 4.11 31.18

40 18 2.9 6.67 34.5

50 18 2.9 8.89 34.0

60 18 3.3 11.58 29.6

70 18 3.9 14.24 21.9

80 18 3.7 15.86 11.6

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DISCUSSION
1. Write your best understanding of the world projectile.
Projectile motion is a motion in an object or particle (called a projectile)
is thrown near the earth’s surface, and it moves along a curved path under
the action of gravity only. The only force of significance that acts on the
objects is gravity, which acts downward to cause a downward
acceleration. There are no horizontal forces needed to maintain the
horizontal motion-consistent with the concept of inertia.

2. Reflect today’s warm up; what are the factors do you think effect
projectile movement?
The factor that effect the projectile movement is air resistance, angle of
release, gravity and speed of release.

3. With your lab partner, agree on one of the above factor and together
propose a question.
Angle of release. If angle (˚) of cannon is increase, then the range of
projectile is increase and then decrease due to the maximum height.

4. What the kinematics term stand is for and what is point that relative to?
Give reason.
Kinematic term is stand for the displacement from the starting point
where the object being release.

5. Fire the projectile launcher straight upwards (angle=9o˚) at 18m/s. Using

kinematics, determine:

a) The time it should take the projectile to reach maximum height.

Given ¿−9.8 m/s 2 , v f =0, vi =18 m/s. Using formula v f =v i +at
−v i −18 m s−1
=t= =1.84 s
a (−9.8 m s−2 )
t total=2 t vp=3.7 s

b)The maximum height reached by the projectile

v f 2=v i2+2 ad

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 2
−v i2 −( 18 m s−1 )
=d= =16.5m (Height above canon’s level)
2a 2(−9.8 ms−2 )

(Height above ground) 16.5 m+ 1.2m=17.7 m

CONCLUSION
In this experiment we can learn about the concept of projectile motion. It
taught that every motion, vertical and horizontal is independent each
other except for the time. This experiments also teach us how to use the
kinematics equation for two dimension motion, especially when the
motion has a velocity at the angle. It will give the same result for the
initial speed, because it has use the same material for thrown.