Hypothesis:

If the ramp has a lower incline, then the velocity will decrease.

Small Ramp Time(s) Initial velocity Final Velocity Acceleration

(cm/s) (cm/s) (cm/s)

Trial 1 2.59 cm/s 0 cm/s 66.18 cm/s 47.61 cm/s

Trial 2 1.78 cm/s 0 cm/s 51.68 cm/s 29.03 cm/s

Trial 3 1.71 cm/s 0 cm/s 53.80 cm/s 31.46 cm/s

Avg, 2.02 cm/s 0 47 24.73

Medium Ramp Time(s) Initial velocity Final Velocity Acceleration

(cm/s) (cm/s) (cm/s)

Trial 1 1.39 cm/s 0 cm/s 66.18 cm/s 47.61 cm/s

Trial 2 1.51 cm/s 0 cm/s 60.92 cm/s 40.34 cm/s

Trial 3 1.34 cm/s 0 cm/s 68.65 cm/s 48.68 cm/s

Avg, 1.41 cm/s 0 cm/s 65.25 cm/s 45.54 cm/s

Large Ramp Time(s) Initial velocity Final Velocity Acceleration

(cm/s) (cm/s) (cm/s)

Trial 1 1.10 cm/s 0 cm/s 83.63 cm/s 76.02 cm/s

Trial 2 1.13 cm/s 0 cm/s 81.41 cm/s 72.04 cm/s

Trial 3 1.19 cm/s 0 cm/s 77.31 cm/s 64.96 cm/s

 Avg, 1.14 cm/s 0 cm/s 80.78 cm/s 71.006 cm/s

Velocity:
The speed in which an object moves in a certain direction.
Acceleration:
A change in velocity.

Scalar quantities don’t include a direction, Vector does. Speed and distance are two examples of
Scalar quantities. Acceleration and Velocity are both Vector Quantities.

The ramp with the highest acceleration was the last ramp, the largest. Our hypothesis was
correct, the average for the lowest ramp was 24.73. That is a lot less that the largest ramps
average, 71.006, by 46.276!

A ramp’s size affects the car because depending on the length and width is might make a car go
faster. If the Ramp is slim, and long, chances are the car will move faster on this ramp.

The two constants in this experiment was the initial velocity and the height of the table we were
working on.
The independent variable for this lab were the textbooks and amount used at a time. This affected
the cars speed(dependent variable).

Materials:
Grey Ramp
3 same sized text books
Toy car
Hand held stop watch
Meter stick