PURPOSE:
To give the student experience in data gathering and calculations based on actual amusement ride physics.

INTRODUCTION:
The "Sky Ride" is a copy of ski lift cars used at early ski resorts. Suspended from a single wire, a car slowly travels high in the sky down the midway of many amusement parks.

Angles will be measured with a protractor.

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PROCEDURE:

1) You can adjust the background shading by clicking on the "Special" button to the right and selecting "Background". Click on the "Special" button and select "Print Blank Report" to obtain a web page that can be printed and used as a lab report. (the program will not be interrupted)

2) Record the mass of the car, mass of the average passenger and tension limit of the wire.

3) Drag the protractor over to one of the support towers and center its red dot in the middle of the pulley circle where the cable wire is attached.  Record the angle the wire makes in respect to the horizontal.

4) Note: the cable wire is considered non stretchable and has no mass.

5) Calculate the requested values asked for on the lab sheet and any given by your teacher. For help on these values click on the "Special" button and select "View Data & Hints". Select "File Report" to send a copy to be viewed by your teacher.