PASCO ME-9486 BALLISTIC CART ACCESSORY - Manual (Page 25)

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012-05460A Ballistic Cart Accessory
modified
pink ball
Experiment 9: Bombing Run (Computerized)
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
– Ballistic Cart Accessory (ME-9486) – 200-gram mass and mass hanger
– Dynamics Cart and 2.2 m track (ME-9452) – Photogate and photogate bracket
– Drop Rod Accessory (ME-9487) – Computer
– Paper cup (for catching ball) – Plumb bob
– Physics string (SE-8050) (NOTE: Stiff string is required.) – Meter stick
– Clamp-on pulley
Purpose
In this experiment, the distance from the target that a bomber must release the bomb is calculated
and verified.
Procedure
➀
Prior to the beginning of the experiment, perform the Setup procedure.
➁
Align the track with the edge of the table.
➂ Position the drop rod so that as the ball drops, it will miss the table and fall to the floor.
➃
Position the photogate trip bracket near the middle of the track.
Figure 9.1: Smart Pulley Setup for Bombing Run
table
trip bracket
pulley
string
end stop
photogate
bracket
photogate
Drop Rod
Accessory
end stop