High Road Low Road

two tracks with balls rolling along them
PIRA: 
1D15.20
Area: 
1 Mechanics
Topic: 
1D Motion in Two Dimensions
Concept: 
Velocity, Position and Acceleration

 

Two balls roll down two tracks - one straight, one with a valley. Both start with the same velocity, but the ball on the valley track wins decisively.

 

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