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ReoFonzo
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Okay here is my question.:shy:
If Total Energy should be constant, because the loss in Potention energy should equal a gain in Kinetic Energy, where does the missing total energy go to ?
Here is my data;
TOTAL ENERGY: MISSING ENERGY:
.1254 .00132
.1236 .00103
.1239 .00106
.11883 .0062
.1241 .00085
.1049 .02007
.12254 .00246
.1189 .00608
.1153 .00961
.1191 .00586
.10509 .0191
To obtain my missing energy I took the highess total energy which is the top of the pattern, .1254 MINUS the other results to obtain my missing energy.
DESCRIPTION: In our lab we used a ball and let it accelerate down a slope that starts high, goes DOWN and back UP with a smaller height and goes back down.
MY question is: If Total Energy should be constant, because the loss in Potention energy should equal a gain in Kinetic Energy, where does the missing total energy go to ?
HERE is some hints that our teacher gave us to get through the question
A) Where is the ball missing the least amount of energy? Why ?
B) How else is the ball using energy ?
C) If friction only creates heat in kinetic mode does friction created heat account for the missing energy ?
D) Is the ball missing more and more energy from one end of the track to the other how can it get energy back once its gone ?
Really hope you can help, if you need further data just let me know I can provide some more including the height from which we drop the ball from, the balls mass, speed and time through photogates from the stop.
Thank you.
If Total Energy should be constant, because the loss in Potention energy should equal a gain in Kinetic Energy, where does the missing total energy go to ?
Here is my data;
TOTAL ENERGY: MISSING ENERGY:
.1254 .00132
.1236 .00103
.1239 .00106
.11883 .0062
.1241 .00085
.1049 .02007
.12254 .00246
.1189 .00608
.1153 .00961
.1191 .00586
.10509 .0191
To obtain my missing energy I took the highess total energy which is the top of the pattern, .1254 MINUS the other results to obtain my missing energy.
DESCRIPTION: In our lab we used a ball and let it accelerate down a slope that starts high, goes DOWN and back UP with a smaller height and goes back down.
MY question is: If Total Energy should be constant, because the loss in Potention energy should equal a gain in Kinetic Energy, where does the missing total energy go to ?
HERE is some hints that our teacher gave us to get through the question
A) Where is the ball missing the least amount of energy? Why ?
B) How else is the ball using energy ?
C) If friction only creates heat in kinetic mode does friction created heat account for the missing energy ?
D) Is the ball missing more and more energy from one end of the track to the other how can it get energy back once its gone ?
Really hope you can help, if you need further data just let me know I can provide some more including the height from which we drop the ball from, the balls mass, speed and time through photogates from the stop.
Thank you.