How fast does the force of gravity accelerate objects to the ground?
If you drop an object it will always fall at the same rate, no matter how heavy it is. This means that light objects and heavy objects land at the same time, if they are dropped at the same time and they are not affected by air resistance or wind. Try it for yourself if you don’t believe it! The rate at which objects are accelerated to the surface of the Earth is known as g, the acceleration due to gravity. In this project, you will carry out two experiments to find out how fast objects are accelerated to the ground. The first uses direct measurement, the second a simple pendulum. There are other ways also of getting a value for g which you could find out more about. If you can do different experiments to find the value of g, compare the results you get. Which is most accurate? Why do you think this is?
