The Physics Classroom: Energy Transformation for Downhill Skiing

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written by Tom Henderson

This page features an animation of a skier descending 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 skier 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.

https://www.physicsclassroom.com/mmedia/energy/se.cfm

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
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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Record Updated:: November 30, 2008 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: November 6, 2006

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This resource is part of 2 Physics Front Topical Units.

Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Energy Transformation

This animation features a downhill skier and four energy bar graphs. Watch the transformation of energy from potential to kinetic during the descent. The end of the run is unpacked snow.... the skier loses total mechanical energy (TME) to the dissipative force of friction.

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Physical Sciences K-8 Energy Transformation Unit

Topic: Conservation of Energy
Unit Title: Energy Transformation

This animated tutorial features a downhill skier and four energy bar graphs. Students observe the transformation of energy from potential to kinetic during the descent. The end of the run is unpacked snow and the skier loses total mechanical energy (TME) to the dissipative force of friction.

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Is a Student Extra Of Physics Classroom: Internal vs. External Forces

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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