Barışta, Sinan (2013) Investigating the effect of the throwing arm length on the horizontal distance travelled by an object that is thrown from a catapult. Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOL.
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Abstract
This essay investigates the effect of the throwing arm length on the horizontal distance travelled by an object that is thrown from a catapult. This investigation attempts to answer the following question: “How does the length of the throwing arm affect the horizontal distance travelled by an object that is thrown from a catapult?”. To answer this research question, an experiment was designed and performed. A wooden catapult and five wooden throwing arms with different lengths were constructed. The same object was thrown for five times with each throwing arm and the horizontal distance taken by the object with each throw was measured. The mean horizontal distance the object had travelled was greater when thrown with the longer arms, and the differences between the means were significant (p<0.001). This study provides a better understanding of catapults and the principles that it works with.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | Supervisor: Vedat GÜL, IB Notu: D |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | horizontal distance, throwing arm, catapult |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Depositing User: | Users 114 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Sep 2013 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2013 07:45 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/400 |
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