A spreadsheet application is used to create a computational model of the energy experienced by a pendulum. How do the energy values of the pendulum relate? (1 point)
The energy values of a pendulum relate to each other in the following ways:
1. Total Mechanical Energy: The total mechanical energy of a pendulum remains constant throughout its motion. It is the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy of the pendulum at any given point in time. As the pendulum swings back and forth, the energy is continuously exchanged between kinetic and potential energy, but the total mechanical energy remains constant.
2. Kinetic Energy: The kinetic energy of a pendulum is the energy of motion. As the pendulum swings from one side to the other, its kinetic energy increases, reaching its maximum at the bottom of the swing, and decreases as it moves upward.
3. Potential Energy: The potential energy of a pendulum is the energy due to its height or position. It is maximum at the highest point of the swing (when the pendulum is momentarily motionless at the peak) and decreases as it swings lower. At the bottom of the swing, the potential energy is minimal, but the kinetic energy is maximum.
4. Conservation of Energy: The total mechanical energy of the pendulum, as mentioned earlier, is conserved. This means that as the pendulum swings between its highest and lowest points, the sum of the kinetic energy and potential energy remains constant. The energy is transferred back and forth between the two forms but the total energy remains the same at all times.