How long will it bounce?
Using an online simulation I developed a question about masses and springs wanting to know
"Will a weight bounce longer on the Earth, Jupiter or the moon?"
"Will a weight bounce longer on the Earth, Jupiter or the moon?"
Plan: Using a weight at various sizes (50, 100, or 250 grams) to test out which environment allows the weight to bounce the longest. The conditions were normal friction with a normal spring. I would use a stop watch to time the length of time the weight bounced in seconds beginning the weight drop after 5 seconds.
Hypothesis: I think that the weight will bounce longest on the moon since the pull of gravity is less there.
Results: This graph shows the results of the experiment. The times for each column include the 5 second wait time to being. This was included to ensure mathematical accuracy.
It shows that:
Hypothesis: I think that the weight will bounce longest on the moon since the pull of gravity is less there.
Results: This graph shows the results of the experiment. The times for each column include the 5 second wait time to being. This was included to ensure mathematical accuracy.
It shows that:
- The weight bounced the longest on Jupiter.
- The weight bounced the shortest amount of time on the moon.
In the end I was wrong the weights bounced the least on the moon but bounced the most on Jupiter. I think next I would like to learn more about how weight and mass differ on each planet. I know that your weight changes due to the pull of gravity but your mass does not change regardless of the gravitational pull.
Some new questions I have are:
Some new questions I have are:
- Does the moon have less of gravitational pull or more of a gravitational pull than earth?
- How much is my mass?
- How much is my weight on various planets?