Gravitational Energy

Open the “Gravity and Orbits” PhET simulation. Review the video PhET Gravity & Orbits to familiarize yourself with the various functions of the simulation.

Unit III: Virtual Simulation Assignment Open the “Gravity and Orbits” PhET simulation: Review the video PhET Gravity & Orbits to familiarize yourself with the various functions of the simulation before beginning your assignment. https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/gravity-and-orbits/latest/gravity-and-orbits_en.html After opening the simulation website, click on “To Scale” Step 1: Adjust the mass of the star and that of the […]

What is the physical meaning of the slope of the total energy vs. time, or of the tangent lines to the curves in the Kinetic and Potential energies vs. time?

Lab Energy of the Tossed Ball Answer these questions. Identify the portion of each graph where the ball had just left your hands and was in free fall. Determine the vertical position and velocity of the ball. Enter your values in your data table. (after release) Identify the point on each graph where the ball […]

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