Unit Activity_ Energy and Momentum

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11/15/23, 8:58 AM Unit Activity: Snowboarder Jump—Energy and Momentum https://f2.app.edmentum.com/courseware-delivery//ua/49828760/45372740/aHR0cHM6Ly9mMi5hcHAuZWRtZW50dW0uY29tL2xlYXJuZXItdWkvc2Vj… 1/4 Task 1 Snowboarder Jump—Energy and Momentum In this activity, you will analyze a snowboarder’s motion in terms of energy and momentum. To begin your activity, open this tracker experiment: Snowboard Jump Energy . Click play to watch the video. The other video controls allow you to rewind the video or step forward or backward one frame at a time. Observe the video and answer the following questions. Part A What can you say about the snowboarder’s kinetic energy as he moves? Answer: The snowboarder's kinetic energy is increasing. The snowboarder is starting from a height and moving tothe down direction, but as he moves down and his velocity increases, we know that kinetic energy is givenby the expression 1/2 mv2. As he moves, his kinetic energy increases Space used (includes formatting): 307 / 15000 Part B Similarly, what can you say about the potential energy of the snowboarder?
11/15/23, 8:58 AM Unit Activity: Snowboarder Jump—Energy and Momentum https://f2.app.edmentum.com/courseware-delivery//ua/49828760/45372740/aHR0cHM6Ly9mMi5hcHAuZWRtZW50dW0uY29tL2xlYXJuZXItdWkvc2Vj… 2/4 Answer: While the kinetic energy is increasing, his potential energy is decreasing. Now when the snowboarder isstarting, his potential energy is maximum (potential energy = mgh), but as he comes down, his potential energy decreases Space used (includes formatting): 254 / 15000 Part C Now, in the Tracker tool, add kinetic energy, KE, and potential energy, PE, to your table. (Click on Table, then check KE and PE in the Table Columns dialog.) Also, adapt the two graphs to show kinetic energy and potential energy vs. time. (Click on the vertical axis labels; from the pop-up menu, select KE or PE.) Step forward through the video a frame at a time, tracking the process in the table and on the two graphs. Based on your observations, what can you say about your predictions in Part A and Part B concerning the potential and kinetic energy? Answer: Based on my observations, I can conclude that the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy are constant at any instant for the snowboarder before he/she comes to rest. This is because mgh + 1/2 mv= constant. Space used (includes formatting): 240 / 15000
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