Vertical Marble Launcher Physics

Marbles can be launched from five different speeds at any angle between 0 and 90.

Vertical marble launcher physics.

A marble with a speed of 2 0 m s rolls off the edge of a table 1 8 m high a how long does it take it to hit the floor. Put the timer in interval mode and connect the photogate to input a. The solid heavy base provides an easy to use and reliable setup. Attach one photogate to the marble launcher so that the marble breaks the light beam as it comes out of the barrel.

The launcher can launch at angles from 0 horizontal to 90 degrees vertical. Sturdy hardwood construction is built to last. Shoot the marble twice and record both distances traveled. First set the launcher so it aims at an angle of 0 degrees.

You can use a bubble level to align the. Durable apparatus to study velocity acceleration and projectile motion. Use the vernier projectile launcher to investigate important concepts in two dimensional kinematics. Place the cpo launcher near the edge of a student desk.

For this experiment you will use angles from 0 to. Place the launcher on a flat surface and then role tape measure out directly beside the marble launcher. Arrange the desk in a way such that the direction of launch will be clear for at least 4 meters. A the time of flight assume down is positive.

C setting up the marble launcher c 1 1. Velocity of the marble can range from 3 m s to 9 m s. Put the marble into the launcher and pull the launcher back to the first notch and shoot. B the horizontal distance.

B how far from the table will it hit the floor. The angle can be changed by untightening the large knob on the rear of the launcher arm of the marble launcher and rotating the launcher arm to the appropriate angle then retightening the knob. Launch steel balls at angles between 0 and 70 degrees and over distances up to 2 5 m. Extra problems 1 a car dnves offa wharf at 15 m s if the wharf is 25 m above water calculate.