Acceleration down a slope
Instruction: Press <Release> and observe the motion of the trolley. Find its acceleration from the velocity‒time graph obtained. Press <Show acceleration> to check your answer. Repeat by changing the slope of the runway.
Release
Reset
Display of the data-logging program
Δt
Δv
velocity (m/s)
time (s)
0.8
0.4
0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Show acceleration
| Acceleration |
| = slope of v–t graph |
| = ΔvΔt |
| = {{deltaV}}{{deltaT}} |
| = {{acceleration}} m s−2 |
motion sensor