Answer:
The correct answer is a) The kinetic energy of the ice increases by equal amounts for equal distances.
Explanation:
The law of conservation states that the energy cannot be created nor be destroyed but can be converted from one form to another.Before the ice even starts falling we already know that it possesses energy in the form of potential energy given by P=mgh where m is the mass of the ice , g is the acceleration due to gravity and h is the height of the ice above the ground whatever that may be, since a number is not given here.As the ice falls the energy is converted from potential energy to kinetic energy. We notice one thing about the equation for the potential energy P , which is that it is not only directly proportional to h but also is linear in h as well(which is the main reason why a) is correct) which means that if the ice drops by 1 meter the potential energy it will have lost would be ΔPE=mgΔh=-mg, where Δh is the change in its height which is 1 meter here.And according to the principle of conservation of energy this energy must be converted to kinetic energy so the ΔKE=-ΔPE=mg, and this process repeats and for each meter it falls, it picks up the same amount of kinetic energy equaling mg(which is the same as the loss in PE per each meter of fall). So a 2 meter decrease in height will result in an increase in KE of 2mg, a 3 meter decrease in height will result in an increase in KE of 3mg. gain in kinetic energy only depends on the drop in height, which is true irrespective of where the ice might happen to be in its journey close to the top or the bottom. So the drop in height of lets say x at any point in the journey will result in the same increase in KE = ΔKE = mgx. Which proves part a) to be correct.
As we know that power is defined as rate of work done
so we will have
so in order to increase the power as per above formula we know that either we need to increase the work or we need to decrease the time to complete that work
So here the correct answer will be
increase the work being done or decrease the time in which the work is completed.
Answer:
The mass of the child + skateboard is 50 kg
Explanation:
In this problem, we can apply Newton's second law:
F = ma
where
F is the net force on a system
m is the mass of the system
a is the acceleration of the system
In this problem, our system is the child + the skateboard. The net force on them is
F = 75 N
and their acceleration is
So we can re-arrange the equation above to find their combined mass:
The kilogram is the Standard International System of Units unit of mass. It is defined as the mass of a particular international prototype made of platinum-iridium and kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
True, the water would eventually move from solid back to liquid form because of the heat.<span />
