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Experimental Design

Question:
Does the stopping distance of an automobile in its 'natural motion' vary when it travels on different surfaces and incline plane?

Purpose:
To find out if the stopping distance of an automobile in its ‘natural motion’ varies when it travels on different surfaces and incline plane.

Hypothesis:

The stopping distance of an automobile in its ‘natural motion’ varies when it travels on different surfaces and incline plane.

Variables:

In this experiment following variables were studied:

• Independent Variables  
  • Different surfaces on which the car is made to run
  • Angle of the incline plane
  
  
• Dependent Variable
  • Stopping distance of the car run on different surfaces
  
  
• Control Variables
        
  • ‘Natural motion’ of the car for each surface      
  • Static friction on the car for each surface       
  • Kinetic friction on the car for each surface

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