JMJ

St. Dominic Academy of Pulilan, Inc.

(PAASCU Accredited Level II)
Pulilan, Bulacan
Fax No.: (044) 769 – 0840
E-mail add.: sdapulilan@gmail.com

For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same
function.
-Romans 12:4-

Drop on the Clay

Activity 1.3
Name:______________________________________________ Date:__________
Grade and Section: ___________________ Group no:_______ Score:__________
Teacher: Queeny S. Quetua

Objective:
 Measure how deep the marble has penetrated the clay bed.
 Compute the Gravitational Potential Energy of marble

Materials: Clay (enough to make a 10 cm by 10 cm by 10 cm of clay), marble (2.5 cm in diameter),

meterstick, and ruler.

Procedure:
1. Prepare the 10 × 10 × 10 layer of clay on the floor.
2. Using the meter stick, measure exactly one meter from the clay bed, and then position a marble at this
height.
3. Drop the marble on the clay bed.
4. Using the ruler, measure how deep the marble has penetrated the clay bed.
5. Repeat the experiment in varying heights. Observe what happens to the amount of penetration on the clay
bed.

Table: Data Sheet

Computation:

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St. Dominic Academy of Pulilan, Inc.
(PAASCU Accredited Level II)
Pulilan, Bulacan
Fax No.: (044) 769 – 0840
E-mail add.: sdapulilan@gmail.com

Post-Laboratory Questions

1. What happened to the clay when the marble was dropped?

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2. What happened to the gravitational potential energy when the height was decreased?

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3. What happened to the amount of penetration on the clay bed when the height changed?

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4. Based on the experiment, what variable directly affects the gravitational potential energy?

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CONCLUSION

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