Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Students use a Smart Cart and dynamics system to explore how the kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy, and total mechanical energy of a cart/earth system changes as the cart rolls down an inclined track.
Grade Level: Advanced Placement
Subject: Physics
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IB® Topics | AP® Topics |
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2.3 | 5.B.4.1; 5.B.4.2 |
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