Materials: Calculator
1. In the table below, you are given the height from which various objects fell and the time it took for those objects to fall on
Earth, the moon, and Mars. Use the data to calculate the acceleration due to gravitational force at each location.
Distance (m)
Time (s)
Acceleration due to gravity (m/s²)
Average g value for the location (m/s²)
Earth
2.25
0.680
3.08
0.793
Moon
Mars
4.04
4.57
4.68 3.55
2.20 2.26 1.58
1.38
2. What to submit:
a. Your completed table with calculations for acceleration due to gravitational force and the average value.
b. All work shown for your calculations.
