Helpmyphysics

Potential & Kinetic Energy of a falling ball.

Posted by Mr Mallon on October 14, 2025

This is a vpython simulation graphing the potential and kinetic energies of a ball released from a height.
What do you notice about the potential energy and kinetic energy as the ball falls?

Find the simulation here.

Categories: Podcasts

14Oct

Comments are closed.

• Type Your Search and Press Enter

• Pages

  • Mr Mallon
  • What is Physics?

• Helpmyphysics Links

  • Back to front page.
  • Higher Physics Lab
  • Higher Physics Zone
  • Standard Grade Zone

• Physics Links

  • fizzics
  • mrmallonphysics

• Mr Mallon`s Classes

  • Physics Class (267)
    • Advanced Higher (4)
    • Higher Physics (168)
    • National 4 (40)
    • National 5 (34)
    • Standard Grade (70)
  • Physics News (62)
  • Podcasts (21)
  • Science Classes (73)

• Archives

  Archives Select Month October 2025 April 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 March 2023 February 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 May 2022 April 2022 August 2019 October 2018 April 2018 March 2018 January 2018 November 2017 October 2017 April 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 October 2016 July 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 November 2015 September 2015 April 2015 January 2015 November 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 March 2013 February 2013 January 2013 December 2012 November 2012 October 2012 September 2012 August 2012 July 2012 June 2012 May 2012 April 2012 March 2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 October 2007 September 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 January 2007 December 2006 September 2006 August 2006 June 2006

• Latest Posts

  • Potential & Kinetic Energy of a falling ball.
  • All 2024 Higher Physics P2 Videos

• Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

• Tags

  acceleration components of velocity critical angle Diffraction equation Doppler effect Dose Dynamics and Space Electric fields Electricity force fun grating Higher Higher Physics Internal Resistance Juno Jupiter laser light linear accelerator Nasty Nine National 4 National 5 parallel resistors Particles and waves Photoelectric effect physics posters practical Quiz Radiation resistors revision science Sieverts space Standard Grade Starter starter questions total internal reflection Uncertainties Unit1 Unit2 Unit 2 waves Wheatstone Bridge

• Higher

  • All 2024 Higher Physics P2 Videos