Analysis 1-4

m
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ffi o collision. In this octivity, you will investigote whether the moss of
the cort offects the force it con opply during o collision. Moss describes the
omount of motter in on object. For exomple, o smoll cor hos less moss
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thon o big truck.
Does the moss of on obiect offect the force
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it opplies during a
collision?
What are the properties
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this hammer that gve
potential to apply a lot
of
force?
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Activity 77
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Massand Collision
MATERIALS
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For each group offour students
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cort
block
meterstick
metol cylinders
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PROCEDURE
of how chonging the moss of the cort will
offect o collision between the cort ond o wooden block.
L. Write down your prediction
2. Write out o moteriols list ond procedure
for on experiment to test your
prediction.
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3. Prepore o doto toble for recording your meosurements.
4. Show your plons to your teocher ond get the necessory equipment.
5. Corry out your experiment ond record your doto.
ANALYS IS
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1. Did the moss of the cort offect the collision? Exploin
how you know this.
2. Why do you think moss did or did not hove the effect you predicted?
3. Whot port(s) of the experimentol design:
q. increose your confidence in the doto?
b.
4.
decreose your confidence
in the doto?
If your cor were in o collision, would you rother be hit by Vehicle
(2,027 kg) or Vehicle 2 (1,4L5 kg) from Activity 73? Exploin.
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