Spring Potential EnergyPotential Energy Of A Spring. The potential energy V(x) of a spring is considered to be zero when the spring is at the equilibrium position. When it is extended to a displacement X, the ends are stationary; hence the kinetic energy is zero. Thus, the potential energy is equal to the total external work done on the system.
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Gravitational Potential EnergyGravitational Potential energy is the “energy of an object due to Earth’s gravity” or it is the product of the object’s weight and height. It is the most common example of P.E.
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Kinetic EnergyKinetic energy is a property of a moving object or particle and depends not only on its motion but also on its mass. The kind of motion may be translation (or motion along a path from one place to another), rotation about an axis, vibration, or any combination of motions.
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Total EnergyTotal energy is the total energy of an isolated system remains constant irrespective of whatever internal changes may take place with energy disappearing in one form reappearing in another — called also first law of thermodynamics, law of conservation of energy.
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Thermal Energy |
Distance vs. Time |
Thermal energy refers to the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature. Heat is the flow of thermal energy. A whole branch of physics, thermodynamics, deals with how heat is transferred between different systems and how work is done in the process.
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A distance-time graph shows how far an object has travelled in a given time. It is a simple line graph that denotes distance versus time findings on the graph. Distance is plotted on the Y-axis. Time is plotted on the X-axis.
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Velocity vs. Time |
Rotational inertia |
Velocity is the slope of position vs. time. If that slope is not changing, the velocity is constant. If the slope is negative and not changing, the velocity is a negative constant. Acceleration is slope of velocity vs time.
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Rotational inertia is a property of any object which can be rotated. It is a scalar value which tells us how difficult it is to change the rotational velocity of the object around a given rotational axis. Rotational inertia plays a similar role in rotational mechanics to mass in linear mechanics.
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Strengths Strengths for this project would be that I was able to use as much creativity as I could. Being able to modify or exchange my car was also a strength.
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Challenges A challenge for this project was the amount of times I had to modify the car in order for it to do a certain task, like rolling the wheels or holding the coins in place.
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