lunar crater lab. what is a crater? round depressions in the surface caused by a meteorite hitting...
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Lunar Crater Lab
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What is a Crater?
• Round depressions in the surface• Caused by a meteorite hitting the surface
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What is the purpose of the lab?
• Learn about what variables change the appearance of a crater.– Size– Speed–Angle
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Pre-Lab• What did the tray with the 2 powders represent? – Surface of the Moon
• Why did we use flour and hot chocolate mix?– To show the planets can have multiple layers within
its surface– To show how the surface will react when hit by an
object
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Pre-Lab Continued
• What do the different sized rocks represent?–Meteorites
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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzIw0c_MjTc
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Experiment One• Varying Rock Sizes• 30 cm Height
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Experiment One - Results
• Larger Rocks – Larger crater diameter– Longer Rays• Formed by bottom layer (flour)
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Experiment Two
• Small Rock• Different Heights / Velocity– 30 cm– 60 cm– 90 cm
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Experiment Two - Results
• Higher Height = Greater Velocity/Speed• Larger Rays• Slightly Larger Crater
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Experiment Three
• Small Rock• 30 cm Height• Different Angles
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Experiment Three - Results
• Larger Angle– Greater Raised Rim on One Side– Greater Rays
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Why did you test each of the rocks 3 times?
• Remove Outliers• Consistency
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What did the 30 cm, small rock, straight down trial represent?
• Control• Trial to compare the variables against
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What happens to real meteorites after they hit earth/moon?
• Break Up• Get Buried
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Experimental Errors• Different Shaped Rocks• Different textured Rocks• Dropping at slightly different heights• Measuring the diameter vertically and not
horizontally (or visa versa)• Taking the rock out disrupted crater• Different angles• Different speeds• Flour at different depths• Cocoa not on top of the flour• Cocoa not in even layer• Dropping a rock on a previous crater