Springs and the Conservation of Energy

Can energy conservation be used to predict the behavior of a system? A system consisting of a cart on an inclined track, attached to a spring, has three forms of mechanical energy as the cart rolls down the track.

The 2 files with “2023” appended at the end of the name are for use with the IDS Spring Kit (ME-8999). The 2 files without “2023” are for use with the EP3 equal length springs.

Grade Level: High School

Subject: Physics

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	Springs and the Conservation of Energy	1.67 MB
	Springs and the Conservation of Energy (2023 version)	1.66 MB
	Springs and the Conservation of Energy	2.19 MB
	Springs and the Conservation of Energy (2023 version)	174.25 KB

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