Question 1 (2.5 points)
Which of the following safety guidelines is NOT important to this lab experiment?
Use wet paper towels or a fire extinguisher to put out small fires.
Ensure that you have a clean working space to minimize errors.
Wear goggles when there are flying objects near your face.
Read instructions before beginning the lab so you know what you are doing.
Question 2 (2.5 points)
As the number of washers goes up, what happens to the mass and the centripetal force on the apparatus?
mass goes up, centripetal force goes down
mass goes up, centripetal force goes up
mass goes down, centripetal force goes down
mass goes down, centripetal force goes up
Question 3 (2.5 points)
What is the independent variable in this experiment?
number of washers
radius (length of string)
time for 20 revolutions
velocity
Question 4 (2.5 points)
What is the dependent variable in this experiment?
number of washers
radius (length of string)
time for 20 revolutions
velocity
Question 5 (2.5 points)
Why is it important to keep the length of the string the same?
Because it can affect the velocity by affecting the circumference.
To make the experiment easier.
Because that is the only length it will work properly at.
Because that is the only length it will work properly at.
Question 6 (2.5 points)
As the number of washers goes up, what happens to the circumference?
The circumference increases.
The circumference decreases.
The circumference stays the same.
What's a circumference?
Question 7 (2.5 points)
As the number of washers goes up, what happens to the time for 20 rotations?
The time increases.
The time decreases.
The time stays the same.
Question 8 (2.5 points)
As the number of washers goes up, what happens to the velocity?
The velocity increases.
The velocity decreases.
The velocity stays the same.
Question 9 (2.5 points)
Which of these is the best defintion for PERIOD in this experiment?
The time for one wave.
The time for one class.
The time for one revolution.
The dot at the end of a sentence.
Question 10 (2.5 points)
Why do we measure the time for 20 revolutions instead of the time for one revolution?
To get more accurate results.
Because human reaction time is too slow to reliably measure one revolution.
To reduce human errors in the results.
All the other answers are correct.
