Tuesday, May 17, 2011



                            Marbles in Motion Lab

Tennis ball- went straight hard to blow
Big Styrofoam ball- went straight easy to blow
Medium size marble-curved in the middle medium to blow  
Little weight-went straight easy to blow
Big marble- went straight medium to blow
Small marble-went straight easy to blow
Golf ball –when straight but stopped at the midpoint through it was very hard to blow
Ping pong ball- easy to blow went straight
Tiny Styrofoam - easy to blow went straight

Does the mass of a marble effect how it moves?
Yes because I think how a marble moves depends on its weight.  Some can be light and move fast and roll straight or it could be a heavy marble which is harder to blow on.   It will not move fast and it might get off track because it slows down and loses its balance.

When given a force what happens to its motion?
When given a force it moves it in a forward direction most times.  When the object is light, it moves so fast it just goes straight but very often the ball gets off track and turns.


1 comment:

  1. I like your interpretation of the lab when you said "it might get off track because it slows down and loses its balance."

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