Distance and Displacement Lab
Displacement Lab
Student Expectations
• Name
• Read Lab
• Answer all prelab questions.
• Make human size graph
paper.
Displacement Lab: Vectors
• Place Start
• Place End
• Measure distance on x
• Measure distance on y
• Measure distance with
string.
X = Start
S = Start E = End
Observation: Data Table
Directi Coordi Coordi
on
nates nates
Start End
DV
VC
cm
DV2
XDV
XDV
x
XDV
YDV
x
YDV
DV
DV
VL
VL
cm
cm
Calcul Meas
ated ured
Observation: Data Table
Directi Coordi Coordi
on
nates nates
Start
End
200 400
DV
VC
cm
XDV
200
200 400 200
DV2
DV
DV
VL
VL
cm
cm
X
Calcul Meas
xX
40000 ated ured
DV
DV
282.8 288
YDV
x YDV
40000
Measure
Calculate
• XEnd - XStart = XDisplacement Vector or XDV
• YEnd - YStart = YDisplacement Vector or YDV
Measure
Calculate
• XEnd - XStart = XDisplacement Vector or XDV
•400-200=200
• YEnd - YStart = YDisplacement Vector or YDV
•400-200=200
Measure
Calculate
• XEnd - XStart = XDisplacement Vector or XDV
• YEnd - YStart = YDisplacement Vector or YDV
Measure
Calculate
• XEnd - XStart = XDisplacement Vector or XDV
• YEnd - YStart = YDisplacement Vector or YDV
Observation: Data Table
Directi Coordi Coordi
on
nates nates
Start
End
200 400
DV
VC
cm
XDV
200
200 400 200
DV2
DV
DV
VL
VL
cm
cm
X
Calcul Meas
xX
40000 ated ured
DV
DV
282.8 288
YDV
x YDV
40000
Pre-Lab Questions
•How will you determine
the x and y coordinates
for each position?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you determine
the x and y coordinates
for each position?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you
determine the x and y
coordinates of the
displacement vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you determine
the x and y coordinates
of the displacement
vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
•How will you
calculate the length
of the displacement
vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you calculate
the length of the
displacement vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you calculate
the length of the
displacement vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
•How will you
measure the length
of the displacement
vector?
Pre-Lab Questions
• How will you measure
the length of the
displacement vector?
Procedure
•Mark origin on the
floor with your
team.
Procedure
•Form right angle
with x and y axes
on the floor.
Procedure
• Choose a point from 1
to 4 meters as your
starting point.
Procedure
•Choose a point
from 1 to 4 meters
as your end point.
Procedure
•Measure the x
coordinate to the
nearest cm.
Procedure
•Measure the y
coordinate to the
nearest cm.
Procedure
•Record
coordinates.
Procedure
• Determine the x
component of the
vector through
subtraction.
Procedure
• Determine the y
component of the
vector through
subtraction.
Procedure
• Calculate the
square of the
vector component.
Procedure
• Calculate the length by
adding the squares and
taking the square root of
this number.
Procedure
•Measure distance
with string.
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions
Distance and Displacement
Analysis and Conclusions