YEAR 7 · ENERGY

The trolley rolling downhill

Watch the trolley roll down the hill. Reveal the energy stores to see what changes.

The trolley rolling downhillReleased from restBottom of the hill

Idealised slow-motion model: no frictional energy losses or air resistance. GPE is measured relative to the bottom of the hill. Kinetic energy includes the moving trolley and its rotating wheels. The final image freezes the motion; the trolley has not stopped.