Name: _____________________

Date: _______________________

Weight of impact object: _____________________________ Object used: ____________________________

Impact Craters Data Chart

  Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Total Average
Drop from 30 cm            
Crater diameter            
Crater depth            
Average length of all rays            
Drop from 60 cm            
Crater diameter            
Crater depth            
Average length of all rays            
Drop from 90 cm            
Crater diameter            
Crater depth            
Average length of all rays            
Drop from 2 meters            
Crater diameter            
Crater depth            
Average length of all rays            

Physics students could calculate the velocities of the impactors from various heights.
Anwsers for others from heights:

Height Velocity
30 cm 242 cm/s
60 cm 343 cm/s
90 cm 420 cm/s
2 meters 626 cm/s