The Ramp

Author:

Adams, Wendy, Harlow, Danielle, Loeblein, Trish, Perkins, Kathy, Reid, Sam, Woieman, Carl

Subject:

Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology

Institution Name:

University of Colorado at Boulder

Collection:

PhET Interactive Simulations

Grade Level:

Secondary, Post-secondary

Abstract:

Explore forces, energy and work as you push household objects up and down a ramp. Lower and raise the ramp to see how the angle of inclination affects the parallel forces acting on the file cabinet. Graphs show forces, energy and work.

Languages:

English, Arabic, Basque, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Georgian, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Malay, Persian, Polish, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Material Type:

Activities and Labs, Simulations

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Interactive

Conditions of Use:

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/about/licensing
This simulation is available under either a Creative Commons Attribution license or the GNU General Public License.

Copyright Holder:

University of Colorado