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Ball on a Hill

This is a demonstration of a ball rolling down an incline, slowing down, and then speeding back to where it started. The ball is rolling from left to right in this image. The analysis of this demo requires the use of the kinetic energy, potential energy, rolling energy, and friction. The ball is 2.5 cm in diameter. The flash illuminates the scene at 40 hz showing images every .025 seconds of time.

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This is a demonstration of a ball rolling down an incline, slowing down, and then speeding back to where it started. The ball is rolling from left to right in this image. The analysis of this demo requires the use of the kinetic energy, potential energy, rolling energy, and friction. The ball is 2.5 cm in diameter. The flash illuminates the scene at 40 hz showing images every .025 seconds of time.