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Energy Conservation
Using PhET simulations (University of Colorado)
Conceptual Physics Lab Online
By John Stratton
Goal:
To calculate the kinetic, potential, and total energies for a skater on a track, and relate
them to the Law of Conservation of Energy.
Procedure
1.
Go to the link provided to the Energy Skate Park.
Click on the simulation to start.
Part 1:
Newton’s First Law, Revisited
Galileo’s observed that a mass rolling down one ramp and up another would almost return to its
starting height.
He assumed that it would return to the starting height in the absence of friction.
2.
Select the Playground tab at the bottom.
Click the circular reset button on the lower right.
3.
Check the grid and speed options and uncheck all other boxes.
Leave all other controls at
their default positions.
4.
Build a ramp that looks like Figure 1 below.
It does not have to be identical, but the right
side must be as least as tall as the left.
Figure 1
5.
Click the Pause button.
6.
Position the skater on the left side of the track at one of the exact heights on the grid.
Put
the red dot exactly at that height.
Record the height in your lab notebook.
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7.
Press the Play button to release the skater.
Note the maximum height that the skater attains
on the other side and record it in your lab notebook
8.
Click the Pause button.
9.
Now, make the outgoing ramp less steep as shown in Figure 2.
Again, position and release
the skater from the left side of the track at the same height as before on the grid.
Be sure
that the right side is at least as high as the release point.
Note the maximum height that the
skater attains on the other side and record it in your lab notebook.
Figure 2
10.
Click the Pause button.
11.
Lastly, make the outgoing ramp horizontal as in Figure 3.
This will require combining two
tracks end to end; they will connect automatically when positioned.
Release the skater from
the same height as before.
Record the speed of the skater on the horizontal portion of the
track.
Does the skater’s speed along the horizontal portion change?
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Figure 3
Part 2:
Comparing Initial Potential Energy and Final Kinetic Energy
In this part, you will calculate the initial potential energy of the skater at the top and the final
kinetic energy of the skater at the bottom.
12.
Select the Measure tab at the bottom.
Click the circular reset button on the lower right.
13.
Check the Grid, Speed and Pie Chart options and uncheck all other boxes.
Set a mass for
the skater and record it in your lab notebook.
Set Gravity to be exactly 10.0 m/s
2
.
Leave all
other controls at their default positions.
14.
Build a ramp that looks like Figure 4 below.
It does not have to be identical, but the right
side must be as least as tall as the left
Figure 4
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Classroom:
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy/u5lle.html
MOP Connection: Work and Energy: sublevel 2
Review:
1. A force acting upon an object to cause a displacement is known as
energy b. potential c. kinetic d. work
a.
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a. joule b. newton c. watt d. newton meter
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Procedure:
1. Measure the vertical height of the bleachers by a method of your choice. Record below
2. Determine your weight in Newtons. Record below.
3. Time how long it takes you to run up the bleachers, time to the nearest .1 of second. Record below
Data:
Height of bleachers
10 feet
Your weight
Calculations:
1. Find your work, use Work (J) = weight (N) x height (m)
wxh
Nork=
335.5J
110x3.05
2. Find your power, use Power (W) = work (J)/ time (s)
Power =
work
335.5
time
1
3. Find your horsepower, use horsepower = watts/746
=47.9 W
P= 47.9 =0.064 horsepower
746
4. Describe how you measured the vertical height of the bleachers.
110
Time
6. Why is it more difficult to climb stairs as opposed to walking on level ground?
Hr
7 Sec
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9.2 Work and Kinetic Energy for a Single Particle
2 On the axes below, draw graphs of the kinetic energy of
a. A 1000 kg car that uniformly accelerates from 0 to 20 m/s in 20 s.
b. A 1000 kg car moving at 20 m/s that brakes to a halt with uniform deceleration in 20 s.
c. A 1000 kg car that drives once around a 130-m-diameter circle at a speed of 20 m/s.
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b.
K (J)
с.
K (J)
a.
250,000
250,000
250,000
200,000
200,000
200,000
150,000
150,000
150,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
50,000
50,000
50,000
- t(s)
- 1(s)
0+
0 5 10 15 20
t (s)
04
O 5
04
0 5 10 15 20
10
15 20
Exercises 3-10: For each situation:
Draw a before- and-after pictorial representation.
.Draw and label the displacement vector Ar.
Draw a free-body diagram.
.
Fill in the table by showing the sign (+, -, or 0) of the quantities listed.
3. An elevator moves up at constant speed.
ten
W
grav
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b. Where is the kinetic energy greatest?
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2. A ball rolling down a hill
7. A paper airplane flying through the air
3. A large stick of dynamite
8. An asteroid falling towards the earth
4. A stretched rubber band
9. Standing on the stage
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
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Energy (KE). Write PE or KE in the space provided.
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D.
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amount of work lifting the same 100N barbell 10 times.
b. Which student delivers the most power and why? Explain your
answers. Student B delivers the most power because he does the same
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Snapshot[1, 2 or 3]
Energy Bar Chart A
Your explanation here
Constructed Response
#2
The students measure
the kinetic energy,
Total
Gravitational
Potential
Kinetic
gravitational potential
energy, and total energy
Energy Bar Chart B
of the ball at the three
Snapshot[1, 2 or 3]
points shown in the
Your explanation here
snapshots. Each bar
chart below represents
the energies for the
bowling ball at one of the
Gravitational
Potential
Kinetic
Total
snapshots on the
previous slide.
Energy Bar Chart C
c. Match each snapshot
Snapshot
[1, 2 or 3]
to an energy bar chart.
For each, explain your
Your explanation here
reasoning in complete
sentences.
Gravitational
Potential
Kinetic
Total
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Name
In this lab you are going to calculate the work you do in climbing bleachers and the power you put out. Most
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3
Data:
Height of bleachers
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2. Determine your weight in Newtons. Record below.
3. Time how long it takes you to run up the bleachers, time to the nearest .1 of second. Record below
10 feet
Your weight
Calculations:
1. Find your work, use Work (J) = weight (N) x height (m)
2. Find your power, use Power (W) = work (J) / time (s)
3. Find your horsepower, use horsepower = watts / 746
4. Describe how you measured the vertical height of the bleachers.
lla
Hr
Time
6. Why is it more difficult to climb stairs as opposed to walking on level ground?
7 Sec
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