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Why Didn T Fall Experiment Results

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Based on our observations above, we have come to the conclusion that our hypothesis is wrong. Our hypothesis said that the heavier object would fall to the ground faster than the lighter object but, our observations were proved wrong. The metal ruler and the plastic ruler fell first for about 20% each but, the two objects fell on the ground at the same time for around 60% out of the 60 trials. The hypothesis is not supported because the two objects fell at the same time for more than half of the 50 trials which means that our hypothesis is wrong. It seems like both objects have the same gravity pull and the mass and weight don’t affect the results.

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Weight and Mass:
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Gravitational Acceleration is when an object falls from a certain height and it accelerates as it falls because of the static friction starts to wear off. Which means that the higher the place the objects are dropped, the faster the static friction wears off. If we drop the objects from a high place, the static friction will wear off faster and it will accelerate longer which will affect which object falls onto the ground …show more content…

We used our eyes to judge which object fell on the ground first but, our eyes couldn’t possibly perfectly perceive which object fell first. The height we dropped the objects could’ve not been constant the whole time because, we didn’t perfectly stop for minutes just to perfectly match the heights of the two objects. Also, when the objects were dropped, our hands could’ve dropped them not at the exact same time. They could’ve fallen at an different times and have just an extremely small difference but that small difference could’ve made the results invalid. When trying to hold up the objects to drop them at the same time, our hands could’ve been just a little bit unstable causing the objects not to fall at the same time. We could’ve improved the results by using better equipment, better tools, and a better way to measure the difference in falling time. These better tools and procedures could’ve made our results more valid and more

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