SC1: Investigating Terminal Velocity Introduction When an object falls through a fluid it accelerates until it reaches its terminal velocity. At this speed the forces acting on it are balanced. My task is to investigate the factors that affect the terminal velocity of a falling object. Key Factors · Mass of ball bearing · Viscosity/density of the fluid · Surface area of ball bearing · Texture of the balls surface · Temperature I am going to investigate how mass …showed first 75 words of 1077 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1077 total…the ball bearing between 0.88g and 2.05g. I propose these improvements: - · Wider tube for the ball bearing with an average mass of 2.05g · A longer tube for a smaller percentage of error · More results taken to increase accuracy I suggest that more ball bearings with different masses should have had results taken to increase this investigation. Also all the improvements shown above should be taken into account to extend the experiment. Bibliography all mine