Lesson 2 - KE and GPE
Lesson 2 - KE and GPE
Lesson 2 - KE and GPE
ΔGPE = m g Δh
m is mass in kilograms.
g is the gravitational field strength measured in N/kg.
Δh is the change in height measured in metres.
On Earth g = 10 N/kg.
1. What is GPE?
2. What does it depend on?
3. What are the units of GPE?
4. Calculate Δ GPE for a 2 kg mass dropped 100 m.
5. Calculate Δ GPE for a 5 kg mass dropped 2 m.
6. Calculate Δ GPE of a 1000 kg mass raised 5 m.
Kinetic energy
Kinetic energy is the energy an object has due to its
movement. It depends on two things:
Conclusion
1. What did you find out?
2. Explain the relationship between the height and the
diameter of the crater in terms of energy transfers.
3. What would you expect to find if we changed the
marble mass instead of height?
Extension: Evaluate this experiment. What are the sources
of error? What improvements could be made?
Homework
Textbook questions 1-3 on page 53.
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