How does the energy compare when the skateboarder is on the bottom of the ramp versus when the skateboarder is in the air performing a trick?
Use the following information about a half-pipe and your knowledge of science to answer questions 22 and
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The diagram shows a type of ramp called a halfpipe that skateboarders and snowboarders use to perform
high jumps and tricks in the air
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The skateboarder has less gravitational energy on the bottom and more kinetic energy
in the air
Up in
the air
Half-Pipe / Vert Ramp
Profile View
Up in
the air
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The skateboarder has more gravitational energy on the bottom and less in the air.
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The skateboarder has more kinetic energy on the bottom and more gravitational energy
in the air
Flat bottom
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The skateboarder has less kinetic energy on the bottom and more kinetic energy in the
air
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