The Physics of Building a Tiny House---Description
This page is about the physics involved in the construction of the first tiny house at Space4Art. We took some pictures of ourselves in different situations where we could calculate a certain kind of physical measurement.
This page is about the physics involved in the construction of the first tiny house at Space4Art. We took some pictures of ourselves in different situations where we could calculate a certain kind of physical measurement.
Situation #1---Description
My first situation was me holding a 0.15 kg baseball 2.46m above the ground. My assignment was to find the potential energy of the baseball.
My first situation was me holding a 0.15 kg baseball 2.46m above the ground. My assignment was to find the potential energy of the baseball.
Here is an image of situation #1.
Here is a picture of the calculations that I made to find the potential energy (PE) of the baseball.
Situation #1---Reflection
Since I knew that the ball's mass and distance from the ground (height), I simply plugged-in the information that I had into the potential energy equation: Potential Energy=mass*gravity*height (PE=mgh). From there, simplifying the equation into my final answer was just a matter of simple arithmetic.
Since I knew that the ball's mass and distance from the ground (height), I simply plugged-in the information that I had into the potential energy equation: Potential Energy=mass*gravity*height (PE=mgh). From there, simplifying the equation into my final answer was just a matter of simple arithmetic.
Situation #2---Description
My second situation was of me dropping the 0.15kg baseball 2.46m above the ground. My assignment was to find the baseball's velocity right before it hit the ground.
My second situation was of me dropping the 0.15kg baseball 2.46m above the ground. My assignment was to find the baseball's velocity right before it hit the ground.
Here are two images of situation #2
Here is a picture of the calculations that I made to find the velocity (v) of the baseball just before it hit the ground.
Situation #2---Reflection
Due to the Law of Conservation of Energy, the potential energy of the baseball just before I released it was equal to it's kinetic energy just before it hit the ground. Since I knew that, I simply plugged in my information that I had into the equation: Kinetic Energy=1/2*mass*velocity^2 (1/2mv^2). From there, simplifying the equation into my final answer was just a matter of simple arithmetic.
Due to the Law of Conservation of Energy, the potential energy of the baseball just before I released it was equal to it's kinetic energy just before it hit the ground. Since I knew that, I simply plugged in my information that I had into the equation: Kinetic Energy=1/2*mass*velocity^2 (1/2mv^2). From there, simplifying the equation into my final answer was just a matter of simple arithmetic.
Here are some images of the supporting walls inside of the tiny house.