The conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy is what drives the roller coaster‚ and all of the kinetic energy you need for the ride is there once the coaster goes down the very first hill. Once the coaster gets going‚ there are different types of wheels that help keep the ride smooth. Roller coasters don’t have engines. But they do have energy. Once all passengers are in the coaster‚ the carts get released and begin to roll down the first hill. The force of gravity makes them accelerate downwards
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CONSERVATIVE FORCE ALWAYS HAS FOUR PROPERTIES: 1. It can be expressed as the difference between the initial and final values of a potential-energy function. 3. It is independent of the path of the body and depends only on the starting and ending points. 2. It is reversible. 4. When the starting and ending points are the same‚ the total work is zero. The total mechanical energy ME = K + U is constant. Object moving in a uniform gravitational field gravitational a U = Fh = mgh d ha F=mg Wab
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understanding of Elastic potential energy. And the projectile concepts of the effect of changing potential into kinetic energy and for me to demonstrate my ability to apply elastic potential energy to a scientific investigation. What am I going to do and what will it prove: I am going to use an elastic band and release it from different tensions I will then measure how far it ‘flies’. Doing this will tell me the relationship between force‚ potential energy and kinetic energy. My Prediction:
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Potential and Kinetic Energy Transformations Potential and kinetic energy can be found in things all around us‚ especially in roller coasters. Potential energy is stored energy in an object‚ and kinetic energy is energy of motion or speed. On a rollercoaster it can switch from potential to kinetic energy very often. The rollercoaster starts off with a chain and motor and exerts a force on the rollercoaster which pushes the ride to the top of the hill. Throughout the process of going up the hill
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Potential Energy: Potential energy is the stored energy of position possessed by an object. Potential Energy Formula : Potential Energy: PE = m x g x h Mass: Acceleration of Gravity: Height: where‚ PE = Potential Energy‚ m = Mass of object‚ g = Acceleration of Gravity‚ h = Height of object‚ Examples: 1. A cat had climbed at the top of the tree. The Tree is 20 meters high and the cat weighs 6kg. How much potential energy does the cat have? m = 6 kg‚ h = 20
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gravity forces the ball to move downwards‚ whilst the ball falls down‚ the Gravitational Potential Energy (GPE) that the ball has transforms into Kinetic energy. As the ball hits the ground with maximum Kinetic energy‚ the forces in play flatten and deform the frame/shape of the ball by compressing and dispersing the molecules that essentially make up the ball. As stated in the law of conservation energy‚ energy can neither be created nor destroyed; rather‚ it transforms from one form to another. Therefore
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What is kinetic energy? Kinetic energy is energy due to object’s motion. Kinetic energy of an object depends on both its mass and its speed. Kinetic energy increases when mass increases. You can find kinetic energy by using the formula kinetic energy equals one half times mass times speed to the second power. What is potential energy? Some objects have stored energy as a result of their positions or shape.Potential energy is stored energy that results from the position or shape of an object.
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at which the tennis ball was dropped and the amount of energy that it held. This energy was measured through the amount of gravitational potential energy that the tennis ball had before it was dropped‚ and by the amount of work it had done when displacing the sand. As shown in Table 2‚ when the tennis ball was dropped at a height of 1 meter‚ it only possessed a potential energy of 0.569 J. When dropped from 5.5 meters‚ it held a potential energy of 3.217 J. This shows a positive correlation between
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Contents[Show] The energy of an object is its ability to do work. Energy is the cause and work is its effect. Therefore both work and energy have the same units‚ which is joule (J) in the SI system and erg in the CGS system. Energy is also a scalar quantity. Energy exists in many forms. Examples Mechanical energy which is either in the form of potential energy or kinetic energy or a combination of the both‚ electrical energy‚ light energy‚ thermal energy‚ nuclear energy and sound energy etc. Potential energy
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Application of Energy ------------------------------------------------- Forms of energy Main article: Forms of energy Energy exists in many forms: Heat‚ a form of energy‚ is partly potential energy and partly kinetic energy. In the context of physical sciences‚ several forms of energy have been defined. These include: * Thermal energy‚ thermal energy in transit is called heat * Chemical energy * Electric energy * Radiant energy‚ the energy of electromagnetic radiation *
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