Conservation of mechanical energy – object sliding on a curved track

PhysicsEnergy & MomentumAges 15–16

An object of mass m is released from height h, slides down a curved track, and climbs up the other side. Bars for kinetic energy Ek, potential energy Ep, and frictional heat update every frame alongside a graph over time; with no friction, Ek + Ep stays constant and the object rises back to its original height. Drag the object to any point on the track to release it again.