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Increasing the starting height of the ball changed the potential energy of the ball at the top of the ramp, which is energy due to position. The energy from the top of the ramp was changed to kinetic energy as the ball rolled toward the bottom of the ramp.
Increasing the starting height of the ball does not change the energy of the ball at the top of the ramp. The energy at the top of the ramp is due to the ball's position and is called potential energy. However, as the ball rolls down the ramp, the potential energy is converted into kinetic energy, which is the energy of motion. So, increasing the starting height of the ball increases its potential energy at the top of the ramp, which is then converted into kinetic energy as the ball rolls toward the bottom of the ramp.
To determine how increasing the starting height of the ball affects the potential energy at the top of the ramp, as well as the kinetic energy as the ball rolls towards the bottom, we can use principles of conservation of energy.
Potential energy (PE) due to position is given by the equation PE = mgh, where m represents the mass of the ball, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the height of the ball above a reference point.
When the ball is at the top of the ramp, before rolling down, it has potential energy due to its height above the ground. Increasing the starting height of the ball means increasing the height above the reference point. Therefore, increasing the starting height will result in an increase in the potential energy of the ball at the top of the ramp.
As the ball rolls down the ramp towards the bottom, potential energy is converted into kinetic energy. Kinetic energy (KE) is given by the equation KE = (1/2)mv^2, where v represents the velocity of the ball.
Since potential energy decreases as the ball moves down the ramp, the energy is converted into kinetic energy. As a result, the kinetic energy of the ball increases as it rolls towards the bottom of the ramp.
Therefore, increasing the starting height of the ball increases the potential energy at the top of the ramp and increases the kinetic energy as the ball rolls towards the bottom.