trial
Length
(cm)
Height
(cm)
ideal
mechanical advantage
(IMA)
resistance
(mass)
(gm)
effort
(pull)
(gm)
actual
mechanical advantage
(AMA)
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2
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3
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Inclined Plane Lab
Set up an Inclined Plane.
You will adjust the slope by changing the height to 3 different elevations.
Pull a cart up the hill for each elevation and measure the effort (force).
Complete the table below with the appropriate information.
Answer the questions about this lab.

Calculations for the table:
IMA=
ideal mechanical advantage = length÷height
AMA=
actual mechanical advantage = resistance÷effort

Effort=Force required to pull the cart

Length

Height

Resistance=mass

Questions
Is the gravitational potential energy highest at the top or bottom of the plane? ________________________
What were the Independent Variables? __________________________________________________
What was the Dependent Variable?_________________________________________________

Name: ____________________________________