Release the cart so it will hit the can. Measure how far the can traveled. Repeat after adding the 100 g mass to the cart. Attach the mass with tape. This experiment is designed to verify Newton s 2 nd Law of Motion.
Force equals mass multiplied by acceleration.
This law states that a force on an object will cause it to accelerate in the direction of the force. The greater the force exerted on the object, the greater the acceleration. For any given force, the greater the mass of an object, the smaller the acceleration. In this experiment, the force will be applied by rolling balls of different masses down a ramp. A wooden, glass, and metal ball will be used to vary the force used.