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written by Tom Henderson
This page features an animation of a skiier descending down a 58-meter slope.  The first part of the animation depicts the changing ratio of potential-to-kinetic energy.  At the end of the run, the skiier encounters unpacked snow and loses total mechanical energy to the dissipative force of friction.  Bar graphs for W (Work) and TME (Total Mechanical Energy) illustrate the relationship between work and mechanical energy.  This activity contains a full text discussion of each process as it occurs.   It is part of The Physics Classroom, a comprehensive online tutorial written for high school physics students.
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Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
= Friction
- Work and Energy
= Conservation of Energy
= Work
- High School
- Lower Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Tutorial
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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Keywords:
animation, conservation of energy, energy bar graphs, energy transformation, friction, kinetic energy, mechanical energy, potential energy, work
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Metadata instance created November 20, 2007 by Caroline Hall
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November 30, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
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T. Henderson, The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing (2004), <https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/se.cfm>.
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Henderson, T. (2006, November 6). The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/se.cfm
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Henderson, Tom. The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing. November 6, 2006. https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/se.cfm (accessed 29 March 2024).
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The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing:

Covers the Same Topic As The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation on a Roller Coaster

This item is an animation of a roller coaster with two loops.  It contains energy bar graphs depicting KE, PE, and total mechanical energy (TME).  It is closely related to the Downhill Skier animation in depicting potential-to-kinetic energy, but differs in that it illustrates a system where TME remains the same throughout.

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