Abstract

A previous article1 described the gravitational potential energy and the kinetic energy of a bouncing ball and showed that the total of the two actually dropped below the “rest energy” situation of the stationary ball on the floor. The missing energy is in the form of elastic potential energy of the ball and floor. This paper describes the use of probes and sensors to help quantify all three energy forms in order to more completely demonstrate the conservation of mechanical energy.

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