15 Lisebergshjulet


The radius of the Lisebergshjulet is R=24 m.
- What is the elevation difference between the highest and lowest points?
- How much do you expect the air pressure to change between the highest and lowest points?
- If your phone has a barometer, try measuring the pressure change as you travel in the Ferris wheel -or move up and down an escalator (use e.g. Physics Toolbox Play or PhyPhoX)
- Look at the graph below of an estimate of the elevation variations during the ride (based on measurement for the air pressure).
- What time (T) is needed to complete half a turn?
- How far (S) do you travel during half a turn?
- What is the speed during this motion (v=S/T)?
- How large is the centripetal acceleration during the motion (v2/R)?