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Roller Coaster Energy Conservation Problems

This document provides an overview of the physics concepts of potential energy (Ep), kinetic energy (Ek), and the law of conservation of energy (ET before = ET after). It then lists 5 practice problems applying these concepts to calculate speeds and heights for objects like balls, cars, and roller coaster cars moving up and down hills, with some accounting for energy lost to friction.

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Roller Coaster Energy Conservation Problems

This document provides an overview of the physics concepts of potential energy (Ep), kinetic energy (Ek), and the law of conservation of energy (ET before = ET after). It then lists 5 practice problems applying these concepts to calculate speeds and heights for objects like balls, cars, and roller coaster cars moving up and down hills, with some accounting for energy lost to friction.

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Physics IB 11

Energy Conservation: Potential (Ep) and Kinetic Energy (Ek)


Remember:

Ep = mgh

&

Ek = 1/2mv2

&

ET before = ET after

1. A 0.52 kg ball is dropped from a height of 5.3 m. How fast will it be


going just before it hit the ground?

5.3 m

2. A 1800 kg car traveling at 25 m/s will reach what maximum vertical


height on a hill if the driver steps off the gas pedal upon reaching the
hill?

v = 25 m/s

h=?

3. A 1.5 kg toy roller coaster car starts from rest at the top of 2.1 m high
hill. What speed will the coaster have when it reaches the 2nd hill of
height 1.6 m? (Assume there is no energy lost due to friction generating
heat.)

h = 2.1 m
h = 1.6 m

4. Re-calculate #3, this time there is friction and the total energy lost due to
heat is 8.2 J. What is the speed of this coaster at the top of the second
hill?

5. A 1250 kg roller coaster car is traveling at 5.0 m/s when reaches the
crest of the first hill that is 32 m high.
a. How fast would this coaster be traveling at the bottom of the first
hill? (Assume there is no friction.)

b. What speed will this coaster have at the top of the second hill
which has a height of 24 m? (Assume there is no friction.)

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