SECONDS TO DROP A TENNIS BALL

MATERIALS

• Tennis ball
• Yard stick
• Stop watch

PREDICTION

• It was gonna take longer to hit the ground.

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

• How long it would take for a tennis ball to hit the ground from different heights.

INDEPENDENT & DEPENDENT VARIABLES

• Distance is the dependent
• Time is independent

PROCEDURE

• Dropped from different heights starting at 3feet all the way to 1/2foot

DATA

• 3ft = .33seconds
• 2 1/2ft = .23seconds
• 2ft = .18seconds
• 1 1/2ft = .16seconds
• 1ft = .15seconds
• 1/2ft = .13seconds

GRAPH

CONCLUSION

• After testing it we saw that it's quicker it hit the ground faster.

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