Potential energy

Personal Energy and Material of Toothpaste The cycle of energy that gets put into the simple product of a tube of toothpaste is a rather lengthy one. Most people simply think of the raw materials that are put into the toothpaste, but what about the tube itself? Most people just consider the resources that are put into the paste, but what about the energy used to transport those resources or to mix them together. Perhaps one has considered the tube and the energy that was put into making it, but…

The egg drop project we did involved many physics principles. One of them was air resistance, which happened because the egg dropped and it accelerated, while the velocity increased. Then the resistance of the air to the egg box motion also increased, which means the upward force of air resistance balances the downward force of gravity, so the egg box dropped at a constant speed. We attached balloons to the box we made in order for the box to pass through the air while softly landing. We believe…

My testable question is an off the ground spike more powerful and faster than a spike that is done on the ground. I will answer this by spiking the volleyball ten times, five times in the air and five times from the ground. I will be ten feet away from the wall and I am going to measure how high it bounces after it touches the ground. I chose this topic because I love volleyball and I wanted to know which position has more force and power. My hypothesis is “If an off the ground spike is made,…

and Photographs Division. Once everyone's onboard, the cars are released and start to roll down. When they round the brow of the first hill, the force of gravity makes them hurtle energy as well. Even the rattling noise the rollercoaster makes uses up some of its energy. The cars lose more and more of their original energy the longer the ride continues, and, since the cars have no engines, there's no way of replacing it. That's why the loops on a rollercoaster ride always get smaller and…

Tidal energy is a renewable energy created by using gravitational forces from the sun and the moon. Since the moon rotates around the Earth, and the sun’s placement is constantly changing, the sea levels are always rising or falling. These different levels create the tide cycle and energy is gathered from the difference in sea levels, currents, and tides. Tidal energy can appear complex and confusing but this quote provides a brief explanation of how tidal energy is defined and gathered: “Tidal…

One of the most promising forms of obtaining renewable energy is through harnessing the natural energy that is contained by waves emanating to shore from large bodies of water, such as seas or ocean coasts. There are several reasons why this energy is so promising, mainly because it is overwhelmingly abundant throughout our oceans, and because high tides, low tides, and weather patterns that would create large movements of water through natural cycles and storm surges are very predictable in…

Potential energy plays a big roll in a rollercoasters. All rollercoasters have the highest point or lowest point where the cart is at rest but either low or high. That is where potential energy is. Potential energy is the energy which results in position. Usually the most potential energy in a roller coaster is when it is about to start. The way that this type of energy is calculated and measured in P=MGH. M, being Mass, G being Gravity…

How much energy does dribbling take? We understand that dribbling in various places requires a lot of energy. Basketball players know that certain playing areas such as asphalt, hardwood, and cement requires different types of dribbling. In order to dribble the ball players have to keep putting energy into the ball. Energy is required to dribble a ball as well as more energy may be required to dribble in different places. You would soon find out why energy is required to dribble the ball and how…

this Rube Goldberg machine, an outside source of energy is transferred through the machine when someone adds force to part of the machine therefore starting the “simple” task. The initial energy is transferred from through each object therefore creating a chain reaction and then resulting in moving the final chess piece. There are two main types of energy as demonstrated in the Rube Goldberg machine; potential energy and kinetic energy. Potential energy can be seen when a rubber band is…

Particle: Work and Energy and Planar Kinetics of a Rigid Body: Work and Energy. Kinetics of a particle: work and energy shows the particle moving when forces are applied to it and produces work and energy. Meanwhile under planar kinetics of a rigid body shows the rigid body on the plane when forces are applied and produces work and energy. There are similarities and differences between both of it. Kinetics of a particle Planar kinetics of a rigid body Similarities - Conservation of energy -…