Purpose:

To investigate situations imploring circular motion

Materials:

Washers
Rubber stoppers
String
Empty ball pen case
Tape measure
Stopwatch

Data:
Trials

Radius

Time for 20
revolution

Period

Speed

1
2
3
I.

II.

Length of the string is changing

Number of washers
Trials

No. of washers

Time for 20
revolution

Period

Speed

Period

Speed

1
2
3
4

III.

Number of rubber stoppers

Trials
1
2
3

No. of rubber

Time for 20

stoppers

revolution

Evaluation:
1. As the object is whirled, describe its speed and velocity.

2. When the length of the string is increased, what happens to the speed of the object?

3. What is the function of the washers below the ball pen case?

4. What happens to the speed when the object being whirled is doubled? Tripled?

5. Calculate the distance covered in I. using:

6. Calculate the speed using

v=

d=2 r

2 r
T

v2
7. Calculate the central acceleration in each trial using a= r