Laboratory / Physics

Energy and conservation

Move a system boundary around a block and ramp. Watch which terms count as internal storage and which appear as transfers across the boundary.

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Move a system boundary around a block and ramp. Watch which terms count as internal storage and which appear as transfers across the boundary. Current reading: The initial store is 55 units; 26 units enter the thermal account. The complete ledger still balances.gravitational storekinetic storethermal store
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The initial store is 55 units; 26 units enter the thermal account. The complete ledger still balances.

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Experiment after prediction.

Before changing a control, say which visible feature should move and which should remain invariant. That prediction is the useful part of the experiment; motion alone is not evidence.