Did the height of the ramp increase the distance the car rolled?

Conclusion. From my preliminary results I have found that the height of the ramp does affect the speed of the car – the higher the ramp is the faster the car will travel.

1. Does the height of a ramp affect how far a car rolls?
2. What happens when you raise the height of the ramp?
3. Does height affect the distance?
4. How did changing the height of the ramp affect the amount of work done?
5. How does the height of the ramp affect the stopping distance?
6. Did the height of the ramp influences the cars speed?
7. How does height of ramp affect acceleration?
8. How does the weight of a toy car affect the distance the car rolls down a ramp?
9. Does speed increase with height?

Does the height of a ramp affect how far a car rolls?

Increasing the height of the ramp will have no effect on the distance the ball rolls.

What happens when you raise the height of the ramp?

To investigate into how the height of a ramp affects the speed of a toy car rolled down it. Aim: ... Because the higher the ramp the more Gravitational Potential Energy(GPE), the more GPE the more kinetic energy converted and the car faster it will go. So that as the ramp increases, the velocity will also increase.

Does height affect the distance?

Increasing the launch height increases the downward distance, giving the horizontal component of the velocity greater time to act upon the projectile and hence increasing the range. "

How did changing the height of the ramp affect the amount of work done?

As the ramp height increases, work also increases. ... As the ramp height increases, potential energy also increases. How does the level of friction affect the work needed to move the load? As friction increases, so does the amount of work.

How does the height of the ramp affect the stopping distance?

The greater the starting height, the more energy was lost in the initial impact with the ground, which led to a shorter stopping distance. Work=Force * distance, so distance decreases due to the lost energy.

Did the height of the ramp influences the cars speed?

So the higher the ramp is, the more gravitational potential energy there will be to be converted into kinetic energy, resulting in more kinetic energy making the car travel at a faster speed.

How does height of ramp affect acceleration?

A: If you increase the steepness of the ramp, then you will increase the acceleration of a ball which rolls down the ramp. ... Therefore, only the component of the gravitational force which points along the direction of the ball's motion can accelerate the ball.

How does the weight of a toy car affect the distance the car rolls down a ramp?

Weight affects speed down the ramp (the pull of gravity), but it's the mass (and friction) that affects speed after a car leaves the ramp. Heavier cars have more momentum, so they travel further, given the same amount of friction.

Does speed increase with height?

Conclusion: Yes, height does increase the final velocity of a falling object.