Two Bottles: Qualitative Testing Experiment

Aim

Predict which bottle will reach the end of the ramp first.

Prior Knowledge

• Rolling Observations.
• Newton's Laws.
• Kinematics

Description of the Experiment

Two identical bottles, one packed with snow and another filled with an equal mass of water, are allowed to simultaneously roll down a ramp. Predict which bottle will reach the end of the ramp first.

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Questions

Now that you have watched the video, did your prediction agree with what you observed? If your prediction was incorrect, try and use your physics knowledge to explain what you see.