your skater. Make sure it includes the following: a starting point where the velocity is zero, one hill (besides the Design a “roller coaster” for starting hill), and at least one loop. After you have made sure your roller coaster works, draw it below. Be careful to show the correct heights and shapes. In the drawing above, label the heights of 6 different points on your roller coaster and place these heights in the table below. Make sure Position 1 is the highest point. Draw a star on your picture showing where your is the greatest. skater’s potential energy Draw a circle on your picture where your kinetic energy is the greatest. skater’s Click to find/adjust your mass. Please set the skater to have a mass of 75 kg, if it is not already set there. “Edit Skater” skater’s Make sure your Open up the Energy vs. time graph that you used before. Once again, you are going to read the energies off the graph. skater starts from rest, or you will mess up all your calculations. Potential Energy (J) Kinetic Energy (J) Mechanical Energy (J) Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Design a “roller coaster” for your skater. Make sure it includes the following: a starting point where the velocity is zero, one hill (besides the starting hill), and at least one loop. After you have made sure your roller coaster works, draw it below. Be careful to show the correct heights and shapes. In the drawing above, label the heights of 6 different points on your roller coaster and place these heights in the table below. Make sure Position 1 is the highest point. Draw a star on your picture showing where your skater’s potential energy is the greatest. Draw a circle on your picture where your skater’s kinetic energy is the greatest. Click “Edit Skater” to find/adjust your skater’s mass. Please set the skater to have a mass of 75 kg, if it is not already set there. Open up the Energy vs. time graph that you used before. Once again, you are going to read the energies off the graph. Make sure your skater starts from rest, or you will mess up all your calculations. Position Potential Energy (J) Kinetic Energy (J) Mechanical Energy (J) 1 2 3 4 5 6