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The Skate Basic Park Energy Transfer

Introduction:
When Tony Hawk wants to launch himself as high as possible off the half-pipe, how
does he achieve this The skate pa!k is an e"cellent e"ample of the Energy being
changed f!om one type to anothe!# $n this lab, we will look at the change of ene!gy
between gravitational-potential ene!gy, and kinetic %o! moving& ene!gy#
'lick on ()ne!gy *kate Pa!k: +asics,
http:--phet#colo!ado#edu-en-simulation-ene!gy-skate-pa!k-basics and click on the
(.un Now, button#
'lick on the tab ($nt!oduction#, Take some time and play with the skate!# Tu!n on the +a! /!aph, Pie 'ha!t and *peed#
Increase the skate!s mass0 what happens to the0
1inetic )ne!gy ____________________Potential )ne!gy ____________________Total )ne!gy _____________________
How does the skate!2s kinetic energy change as he moves down the !amp _________________________________________
How does the skate!2s kinetic energy change as he moves up the !amp ___________________________________________
How does the skate!2s potential energy change as he moves down the !amp _______________________________________
How does the skate!2s potential energy change as he moves up the !amp __________________________________________
How does the skate!2s total energy change as he moves down the !amp ___________________________________________
How does the skate!2s total energy change as he moves up the !amp _____________________________________________
3esc!ibe the skate!2s kinetic ene!gy at the bottom of the !amp# _____________________________________
3esc!ibe the skate!2s potential ene!gy at the bottom of the !amp# ___________________________________
What happens when the skate! is d!opped onto the !amp f!om above the !amp ______________________________________
4bse!ve the following situations# 3!aw the possible ba! g!aphs fo! the situation shown# 'ompa!e you! !esults with a nea!by
lab g!oup, 56T). you have completed this section#
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9id-way down the !amp,
moving about mid-speed#
3!aw whe!e the skate! might be based on the ba! g!aphs shown# 'ompa!e you! !esults with a nea!by lab g!oup, 56T). you
have completed this section#
'onside! this 8any t!ack# What point o! points on this t!ack would the skate! have ###
The most kinetic ene!gy The most potential ene!gy
The same kinetic ene!gy %two points& and
onclusion !uestions: "circle the correct answers#
:# 5t the highest point on the t!ack0 kinetic ene!gy is zero / highest
;# 5t the lowest point on the t!ack0 kinetic ene!gy is zero / highest
<# 5s an ob7ect falls,, kinetic ene!gy increases / decreases / remains the same#
=# 5s an ob7ect falls, potential ene!gy increases / decreases / remains the same#
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