Research question
Does the type of soup affect the amount of time it takes to go down the ramp?
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Claim, Evidence, and Response
In this investigation, it was determined that the soup can with the greatest weight, the tomato soup can, rolled down slower than the can with the least weight, which was the cream of mushroom soup, by using the weight of each can and the time it took to go down the ramp as measurables. Qualitative data for this lab shows the tomato soup can with about 348 grams, the cream of mushroom at 346 grams, and the chicken noodle soup can weighed about 347 grams. Also, the average speed of the tomato soup can was about 2.5 seconds, the cream of mushroom was about 2.1, and the chicken noodle soup can took about 2.3 seconds to roll down the ramp. This proves that the soup with least mass was the one that went down the ramp. We can conclude that the the lighter the soup can is the faster it will get down the ramp. Density may have had a role to play in this, as the different contents of the can could affect the speed, and air resistance/friction may have made the tomato soup can to roll slightly slower than the chicken noodle soup can, which in turn was slower than the cream of mushroom soup can.