Potential energy

breaking the egg. In order to make this happen, an investigation must be conducted on the forces acting upon gravity, crumple zone theory, and energy transfer and absorption. The world is made up of matter and energy (Cool Cosmos, 2015). Matter is made up of atoms and molecules and these atoms and molecules are always in constant motion because of energy (Cool Cosmos, 2015). Gravity is a force pulling together all matter. When there is more matter, there is more gravity, so matter pulls…

of gravity, potential energy, kinetic energy, friction, and speed. To our surprise, roller coasters do not typically use engines. If they do, the motor is only used going up the hill and the rest of the ride is motor less. The roller coaster gets energy while it is going up the hills. The roller coaster has the most potential energy when it is located at the first peak which is the highest peak. The fundamental theory of roller coasters has to do with the law of conservation of energy. The…

initial start of energy. Potential energy begins the transfer of energy on the first hill. A chain motor pulls the cars to the top of the hill creating potential energy. Potential energy being defined as the energy determined by its position compared to that of its surroundings. The potential energy is built up due to the height of the roller coaster. Although some of the energy is lost it is eventually turned into kinetic energy. Kinetic energy also referred to as motion energy is…

throughout the sport. There are stunts, tumbling, and jumps. Cheerleading is a sport that involves all these tasks and much more. Cheerleading consists of many concepts of physics, such as Gravity, Newton Laws of Motion, momentum, torque, potential and kinetic energy, velocity, force, gravitational acceleration, free fall. I will explain the definitions of each concept, so readers will be able to get real meaning as to why these concepts consist of cheer leading. Gravity is the force that…

The Magnet Cannon is a perplexing object to understand how the forces work, in this explanation I will explain how the forces and energy in the magnet cannon work. The purpose of the magnet cannon is to help show how kinetic and magnetic forces work. The magnet Cannon is an object composed of 5 balls a ruler and a magnet. One of the balls is placed on one side of the magnet (ball A), then the other 4 balls (balls B-D) go on the other side of the magnet, then the contraption is placed on a ruler.…

Justification and Relevance of Lesson Energy is the ability to do work. It has the potential to make changes, and any changes are due to work being done. This is significant because work can generate energy, and energy itself can do work (i.e., work done on windmills by the wind produces energy, and energy is used in homes to do work). Standards and Learning Objectives Content Learning Standards (s) HS-PS3-2: Energy at the macroscopic scale. • PS3.A: At the macroscopic scale, energy manifests…

that keeps the block from freefalling. However, normal force is perpendicular to the direction of the block’s displacement resulting on work done by the normal force because cos (90) is zero. Therefore, finding the total energy of the system, there is only initial potential energy due to the block’s position relative to the ground in vertical direction. According to Zavala & Barniol, (2013), a study was conducted at a private Mexican university, which tested 422 students who were completing…

Discuss the relationship between energy and society. The principle question to ask when examining the relationship between energy and society is whether society drive changes in energy or energy stimulates societal change. The most common answer is that as society innovates and grows more forms of energy are harnessed and so our use of energy changes. However, at a more fundamental level, every major change in human history has been caused by the availability of energy in its various forms. The…

Once this is done, the counterweight (i.e. potential energy) is increased by weight (in this experiment those take the form of ~0.5 kg weights) being added. The sling and projectile are put into position below the hinge under the beam, and upon triggering the projectile is accelerated as the gravitational potential energy of the counterweight begins to turn into kinetic energy (energy of movement). The sling portion of the trebuchet serves to magnify this by first…

Background Gravity/Freefall: Every object on the Earth’s surface is pulled towards the center of the earth by the force of Gravity. Gravity causes all objects in Freefall to accelerate downwards at the same rate, regardless of the object’s mass. On Earth, acceleration due to gravity is constant of 9.81m/s^2. Therefore on Earth when air resistance is not present, all objects fall at the same acceleration of 9.81m/s^2. However, on the planet Vela Rani, the value of acceleration due to gravity is…