PhET Simulation: The Ramp

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This item is a simulation in which users push common items of varying masses up an incline to explore the relationship of applied force, work, and energy. The ramp angle, friction, and amount of applied force are controlled by the user. Graphs of work and energy may be simultaneously displayed.

This item is part of a larger collection of simulations developed by the Physics Education Technology project (PhET). See Related items on this page for a link to clicker questions developed specifically to accompany this simulation.

https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Work and Energy	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Middle School	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
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Mirror:: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/th…
Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2005 University of Colorado at Boulder
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Keywords:: applied force, conservation of energy, energy, kinetic energy, potential energy, work
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created October 5, 2006 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 3, 2006
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=4512">PhET. PhET Simulation: The Ramp. Boulder: PhET, March 3, 2006.</a>

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(PhET, Boulder, 2005), WWW Document, (https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp).

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PhET Simulation: The Ramp (PhET, Boulder, 2005), <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp>.

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PhET Simulation: The Ramp. (2006, March 3). Retrieved March 25, 2025, from PhET: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp

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PhET. PhET Simulation: The Ramp. Boulder: PhET, March 3, 2006. https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp (accessed 25 March 2025).

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PhET Simulation: The Ramp. Boulder: PhET, 2005. 3 Mar. 2006. 25 Mar. 2025 <https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/the-ramp>.

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