Marble Experiment Kinetic Energy

How does the kinetic energy requirement change when the loop diameter increases.

Marble experiment kinetic energy.

In this experiment we positioned a marble ball on a wooden roller coaster positioned on a physics stand in the sixth hole. How much kinetic energy is required for various track features. This kinetic energy was then transferred to the milk carton which caused it to also move. Additionally the heavier and larger the marble is the more potential energy it would have the faster it would travel and the further the milk carton would move.

Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. This science exploration is fun for a variety of ages. Potential energy is the energy that is stored in an object. Even my 2 year old was completely enamored with the marble run.

In order for the marble run to work the initial hill has to be the tallest hill. As the marble rolls down the hills the potential energy turns into kinetic energy energy of motion. Another example is a marble teetering at the top of a marble run. An example of potential energy is a stretched out rubber band the farther you stretch it the more potential energy it has.

Give each group one marble and have them find its mass on a balance explain the goal of the experiment to figure out which factors affect the marble s velocity and kinetic energy review how to calculate velocity using projectile motion equations provide equation for kinetic energy. Once the marble was let go its energy changed into kinetic energy moving energy. Kinetic energy is the energy of an object in motion. As the kinetic energy of the marble increases the potential energy of the marble decreases.

Potential energy is the energy that is stored in an object. Another example is a marble teetering at the top of an inclined plane. 6 what percentage of the marble s energy is left at the end of the roller coaster just before it stops. For example how much kinetic energy is required for a marble to successfully navigate a loop in the track.