1. PHYSICS QUIZ NO. 1
TASK: PROVE THAT A STRAIGHT LINE IS THE SHORTEST DISTANCE FROM POINT A TO POINT B
Members:
Martin Dominguez
Alexandra Salting
Ralph Reyes
4E
Submitted to: Ms. Ongsotto

2. Methodology
• Materials:
Illustration board
Golf ball
Measuring stick
Stopwatch

3. Procedure
• We measured the set the distance of the pathways to
611 cm so that there would still be space for the ball to
be caught.
• We measured 45 cm for the curved and zigzag walls of
the pathway because the diameter of the golf ball is 4
cm so that the ball won’t fall of the side.
• We cut a piece of illustration board, width = 135cm, for
the straight pathway and divided it by three to make
the walls and base.
• We taped the walls of the 45cm walls to the specific
measurements for the curved and zigzag pathways.
• We experimented.

4. Data
Constant Measurement of the Pathway (Length/Distance) = 611 cm
PATHWAY TIME Speed
Curved Pathway 1.22 seconds 500.819 cm/sec
Straight Pathway 0.70 seconds 872.852 cm/sec
Zigzag Pathway 1.40 seconds 436.428 cm/sec

5. Analysis