Roler coaster lab write up

  • Potential energy (stored energy)
  • Kinetic energy (energy of motion)
  • Conservation of energy (basic law of physics)
  • Gravity
  • Velocity
  • Friction
  • Slope (rise/run)

Materials I used: Masking tape and foam tubing.

Summary of my project: It starts about 6 feet in the air, goes down through a loop then goes down again.

visuals:

 

What starting height was needed for the marble to make it through the loop most of the time?

6 feet.

What can you determine about the relationship between potential energy and kinetic energy?

The more potential energy there is the more kinetic energy there will be.

2 thoughts on “Roler coaster lab write up

  1. Ari,
    Please edit your response to include full sentences when answering questions as well as proper grammatical conventions.

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