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“STORYBOARD OF VIDEO EXPERIMENT”

Potential Energy

BY

Meliana Eclesia Manurung (4172121028)

Class : Physics Education Study Program’17

Course : Design and Production of IT Based Learning Media

Supporting Lecturer

Prof. Dr. Sahyar, MS, MM.

PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCE
STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDAN
2021
A. Objectives
- Measure potential energy from the same height and different mass
- Measure potential energy from different heights and the same mass

B. Basic Theory
Potential energy is the ability of an object to be in a place. Gravitation
potential energy is the energy possessed by an object due to the influence of
its place (position). This potential energy is also called rest energy, because
even objects that are still can have potential energy. The fallen coconut is
affected by The Earth's gravitational force. When the coconut falls from the
branch, the coconut does business, because of the gravity (w) traveling the
distance h. The amount of potential energy of the object is equal to the work
its gravity can do as long as it falls over a distance h.

E P=w ∙h=m∙ g ∙ h

Information:
Ep = Potential energy (J)
w = weight of object (F)
m = mass of object (Kg)
g = acceleration due to gravity (m/s2)
h = height of the object (m)
The amount of gravitational potential energy is influenced by the gravitational
acceleration of the earth, the object's position, and the object's mass.

C. Tools and Materials

1. Baseball
2. Ping Pong Ball
3. Ruler
4. Stopwatch

D. Procedures
 1. Place the ruler on the wall upright
2. Drop the baseball and ping pong balls from a height of 30 cm
3. Record the results of the calculation of time
4. Drop the baseball from a height of 30 cm, 20 cm, and 10 cm
5. Record the results of the calculation of time

E. Table of Observation
 Table I (different mass, same height)
Nb Object Mass (gr) g (m/s2) h (cm) t (s) EP (J)
1. Ping Pong Ball 2.7 9.8 30 0.48 0.007938
2. Baseball 80 9.8 30 0.56 0.2352

 Table II (same mass, different height)

Nb Object Mass (gr) g (m/s2) h (cm) t (s) EP (J)
1. Baseball 80 9.8 30 0.41 0.2352
2. Baseball 80 9.8 20 0.39 0.1568
3. Baseball 80 9.8 10 0.32 0.0784

F. Discussion
 Table I
1. Ping Pong Ball
E P=m ∙ g ∙ h
E P=0,0027 kg ∙9,8 m/ s 2∙ 0,3 m
E P=0,007938 J
2. Baseball
E P=m ∙ g ∙ h
E P=0,8 kg ∙9,8 m/ s 2∙ 0,3 m
E P=0,2352 J
 Table II
1. 30 cm
E P=m ∙ g ∙ h
 E P=0,8 kg ∙9,8 m/ s 2∙ 0,3 m
E P=0,2352 J
2. 20 cm
E P=m ∙ g ∙ h
E P=0,8 kg ∙9,8 m/ s 2∙ 0,2 m
E P=0,1568 J
3. 10 cm
E P=m ∙ g ∙ h
E P=0,8 kg ∙9,8 m/ s 2∙ 0,1 m
E P=0,0784 J

G. Conclusion
1. The greater the mass of the object, the greater the potential energy
2. The higher the object distance from the earth's surface, the greater the
potential energy