1.

How does your computed value of acceleration due to gravity g compare to the true value of the
acceleration of a free falling object?

The computed value of acceleration due to gravity is always constant in time no matter what the
value of mass is and that it falls downward although the direction and magnitude of velocity changes.
Whereas in true value of acceleration of a free falling object is merely dropping due to the gravitational
force that is proportional to the constant acceleration which is approximately 9.8 m/s/s or 980 cm/s/s.

2.What factors do you think may cause the experimental value to be different from the accepted value?

The factors that may cause the experimental value to be different from the accepted value is the
object itself that is being used in the experiment. The object plays a major role in the
experiment because through this we’ll be able to get the necessary information for us to know
why the time resulted like that in the data gathered. Another thing that causes this difference is
the air resistance that is present in the place where the experiment was done. In addition,
percentage error is the difference between these values which is usually expressed in
percentage.

3.What is the relationship between the mass of the ball and the time it takes to reach the 100cm end of
the meterstick?

We commonly think that mass has something to do with the acceleration of an object when it is
being dropped but there’s a misconception with this. There is no relationship between the mass
of the ball and the time it takes to reach 100 cm. Based on the experiment and the data that we
gathered, no matter how heavy or light the object is, it will still fall nearly in time with each
other. The two quantities are independent with one another, thus, mass does not affect the
acceleration due to gravity. The acceleration is acted upon by gravity alone when it comes to
free fall.