Energy Skate Park
Explore how energy transforms between potential and kinetic energy as the skater moves along the ramp. Watch how the total energy remains constant throughout the motion.
Energy Values
Potential Energy
100
Energy due to position (height)
Kinetic Energy
0
Energy due to motion (speed)
Total Energy
100
Sum of potential and kinetic energy
How It Works
This simulation demonstrates the conservation of energy as a skater moves along a ramp. As the skater moves up and down the ramp, energy transforms between potential energy (due to height) and kinetic energy (due to motion), but the total energy remains constant.
- At the top of the ramp: The skater has maximum potential energy and minimum kinetic energy.
- Moving down the ramp: Potential energy decreases while kinetic energy increases.
- At the bottom of the ramp: The skater has minimum potential energy and maximum kinetic energy.
- Moving up the ramp: Kinetic energy decreases while potential energy increases.