Question

Part G

Based on your observation of the Tracker videos and the calculations of average vertical velocity and acceleration,
• Why do you think the vertical acceleration values are not equal to the theoretical acceleration due to gravity, -9.81 meters/second?
• What can you say about your earlier prediction about which ball will land first? If your hypothesis was wrong, can you propose an alternate
rationale for the observed results?

Answer 1

Answer: I think the vertical acceleration values are not equal to the theoretical acceleration due to gravity, -9.81 meters/second2 due to the gravity force and maybe the drag due to air resistance.

Explanation: About my earlier prediction about which ball will land first, I can say that my hypothesis was right, but not quite because I calculated the average vertical acceleration, where the time period is t = 0.10 second to t = 1.00 second, the results were different. If the result were maybe right or close to the I would have said that my hypothesis was correct.