10_25_21 PreLab Newton's Second Law

We will be assembling our Modified Atwood Machine tomorrow to perform a lab demonstrating Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.  Please answer the following questions in complete sentences in the text box provided.

PreLab Questions:

1.  What does Newton's 2nd Law state? 

2. List the parts needed to assemble a Modified Atwood Machine?

3.  How is timing collected in this lab?

4.  How will the data be analyzed?

5.  What data will be included in the graph produced? What does the slope represent? 

6.  How many trials do think should be conducted for accurate data?

7.  What will represent the Force in the lab?  (F=ma)

8.  What will be the mass? (F=ma)