Roller Ball 1
The diagram below shows a strobe photograph of the motion
of a small block sliding in a frictionless spherical bowl. The block is released
at point A, slides down the surface to point E, then up to point I. Point
E is the lowest point of the bowl.
- Draw vectors on the diagram to show the direction of the
velocity of the block at each of the points A-I. If the velocity is zero
at any point, note that explicitly on the figure.
- Draw a vector below to indicate the direction of the acceleration
of the block at points C, E, & G. Explain how you know in which direction
to draw the vectors. If the acceleration is zero, state that explicitly
and explain how you know it is zero
