Kinetic energy and potential energy Factors affecting gravitational potential energy: mass and height

Factors affecting kinetic energy: mass and velocity

Example:

Lets say the truck has original mass of 800kg. There are 2 identical trucks
moving with a luggage of 32 kg (red truck) and 45kg (blue) truck. Both of
them are travelling at same velocity of 12km/h. Which truck will could cause
a bigger accident if it hit the man on the road?
Steps: KE= ½ mv2
1: sketch the question if possible Blue truck: mass= 800+45 kg, Skier A is at a height of 5.7 m while skier B is at 8.1 m. calculate the GPE to
Velocity: 12km/h show that blue skier has more energy. Follow the same steps as before.
2: write the formula
Weight= mg = 500N for both skiers
3: write the values known Red truck: mass 800+32 kg,
Velocity: 12km/h Skier A: weight 500N, height 5.7m
4: convert to SI units
Conversion:12km/h to m/s Skier B: weight 500N, height: 8.1m
5: calculate, write unit in the end
=12000/ 3600 GPE= mgh
Blue truck: ½ m v2
(mg) x h If mass increases, potential
=½ x 845 x 3.332 =3.33m/s
energy will …………..
Skier A= 500 x 5.7
= 4685.06J If height decreases, potential
If mass increases, Kinetic
2 = 2850J Energy will …………..
Red truck: ½ m v Energy will …………..
Skier B= 500 x 8.1
= ½ x 832 x 3.332 If velocity increases Kinetic
Energy will ………….. = 4050J
=4612.98J
So, Skier B has more energy as the skier B is at more height than skier
A.
So, blue truck would have more impact on the person if an accident were
Come up with application questions of your own for GPE and KE.
to happen as blue truck has more mass.