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Title: Ballistic Pendulum PDF
Url: https://esa21.kennesaw.edu/activities/human_energy/P03_ballistics.pdf
Creator: Pratte, John
Publisher: Kennesaw State University
Description: This lesson builds upon the previous two (Newton's Second Law and the First Law of Thermodynamics) by explaining that conservation of energy is not perfectly observed, in that energy is lost as it is transferred from kinetic to potential, and vice-versa. Likewise, momentum is not conserved during collisions, as they are neither perfectly elastic or perfectly inelastic. The discussion covers the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Efficiency, citing various examples of efficiency as energy is transferred. Students will perform an activity in which they use a ballistic pendulum to measure theoretical efficiency as kinetic energy is converted to potential energy when the ball collides with the pendulum.
LC Classification: Science -- Physics -- Descriptive and experimental mechanics -- Dynamics. Motion
Science -- Physics -- Heat -- Thermodynamics
Science -- Physics -- Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity -- Elementary particle physics -- Special topics, A-Z -- Conservation laws
GEM Subject: Science -- Engineering
Science -- Physics
Science -- Physical sciences
Key Concept: Physics -- Motion
Physics -- Thermodynamics
Physics -- Pendulum motion
Resource Type: Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Interactive Simulation
Instructional Material -- Experiment/Lab Activity
Format: Document -- PDF
Audience: Educator
Learner
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Upper Division)
Higher Education -- Technical Education (Lower Division)
Vocational/Professional Development Education
Language: English
Rights: Environmental Science Activity
Access Rights: Free access
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