Since our set of hypothesis demand more experiments, we're going to run a few of them right here.
Experiment 2: Material of the ground
Question:
Does the material of the ground determine how far the meteorite will go down?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we're going to drop a cue ball 1 m high into different materials and compare the two to see how far the balls went down.
Material 1: Flour
Material 2: Sand
Results:
The cue ball in flour went significantly down much farther than the cue ball in sand.
Reflection & Conclusion:
Yes, materials do make a difference. The reason being is that the softer material (flour) is more compactable and moveable - to where as the sand is not
Experiment 3: Material of the meteor (ball)
Question:
Does the material of the meteor determine how far the meteorite will go down?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we're going to drop a solid v. squishy ball into the flour to see if it makes a difference.
Ball 1: Hard Baseball
Ball 2: Soft squishy ball
Results:
The baseball did go down further - but knowing that mass makes a difference, we're not sure if it's mass that made the difference or if it was because the baseball was harder.
Conclusion:
We're not sure. Inconclusive.
Experiment 4: Velocity
Question:
Does a difference in velocity make the meteor (ball) go deeper into the ground?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we will drop a ball 0.3 meters into the flour and compare it to the same ball thrown into the flour and measure how far it went down.
Results & Reflection:
The ball that was thrown into the flour definitely went deeper than the ball that was dropped at a small height. This is because it had a greater amount of momentum the moment it collided with the flour.
Experiment 5: Height
Question:
Does the height a ball is dropped make a difference?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we will drop a ball at different heights to see if it makes a difference in depth. The low ball will be dropped at 0.5 m and the second ball will be dropped at 3.0 m.
Results & Reflection:
What we noticed was that the ball at the higher height was significantly deeper than the ball that was dropped at a lower height. We think this is because as a ball falls from a higher height, the ball increases speed.
Experiment 6: Does Height affect Velocity?
Question:
Does height increase speed?
Experiment 2: Material of the ground
Question:
Does the material of the ground determine how far the meteorite will go down?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we're going to drop a cue ball 1 m high into different materials and compare the two to see how far the balls went down.
Material 1: Flour
Material 2: Sand
Results:
The cue ball in flour went significantly down much farther than the cue ball in sand.
Reflection & Conclusion:
Yes, materials do make a difference. The reason being is that the softer material (flour) is more compactable and moveable - to where as the sand is not
Experiment 3: Material of the meteor (ball)
Question:
Does the material of the meteor determine how far the meteorite will go down?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we're going to drop a solid v. squishy ball into the flour to see if it makes a difference.
Ball 1: Hard Baseball
Ball 2: Soft squishy ball
Results:
The baseball did go down further - but knowing that mass makes a difference, we're not sure if it's mass that made the difference or if it was because the baseball was harder.
Conclusion:
We're not sure. Inconclusive.
Experiment 4: Velocity
Question:
Does a difference in velocity make the meteor (ball) go deeper into the ground?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we will drop a ball 0.3 meters into the flour and compare it to the same ball thrown into the flour and measure how far it went down.
Results & Reflection:
The ball that was thrown into the flour definitely went deeper than the ball that was dropped at a small height. This is because it had a greater amount of momentum the moment it collided with the flour.
Experiment 5: Height
Question:
Does the height a ball is dropped make a difference?
Experimental Design:
To test this, we will drop a ball at different heights to see if it makes a difference in depth. The low ball will be dropped at 0.5 m and the second ball will be dropped at 3.0 m.
Results & Reflection:
What we noticed was that the ball at the higher height was significantly deeper than the ball that was dropped at a lower height. We think this is because as a ball falls from a higher height, the ball increases speed.
Experiment 6: Does Height affect Velocity?
Question:
Does height increase speed?