Create a ramp like the one shown that is 6 meters tall.
Make sure the ramp
does not touch the ground.
Drop the skater from the top of the ramp so that he
reaches the top of
the ramp on the other side and comes
back again.
Open the 'Energy vs. Position' graph and wait until a full
set of
data has been collected. Use this graph to fill in the
information
in the table below.
PhET Skater
Star Skater
Bulldog
Bug
Maximum
potential energy
7300
6000
2000
20
Minimum
00
(00
0
0
potential energy
Maximum
7100
5600
1700
1205
kinetic energy
1. Which of the skaters had the most energy?
Phet skater has more energy
2. Why did this skater have the most energy?
Because
its
potential is 7250
3. Why does the total energy line remain flat?
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