SPH3UI - Student Exploration _ Air Track Johns Hopkins University 96% CORRECT ANSWERS

SPH3UI - Student Exploration _ Air Track Johns Hopkins University 96% CORRECT ANSWERS Vocabulary: air track, approach velocity, conservation of energy, conservation of momentum, elasticity, kinetic energy, momentum, separation velocity, velocity Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Imagine going to a bowling alley with a bowling ball and a ping pong ball. 1. Why is a bowling ball better for knocking down pins than a ping pong ball? A bowling ball is better for knocking down pins because it has more mass and inertia and in turn more energy than a ping pong ball. 2. Which do you think would knock down more pins, a bowling ball moving 10 meters per second or a bowling ball moving 10 centimeters per second? A bowling ball moving 10m/s