Which is not one of the three forms of energy that travels to earth

What is the basic difference between ultraviolet, visible, and infrared radiation?

N76 [4]

To me the basic difference is their frequency and wavelength.

For frequency :
Infrared < visible light < ultraviolet

For wavelength :
Infrared > visible light > ultraviolet

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4 years ago

A toy cannon uses a spring to project a 5.38-g soft rubber ball. The spring is originally compressed by 5.08 cm and has a force

yawa3891 [41]

(a) 1.43 m/s

We can solve this problem by using the law of conservation of energy.

The initial total energy stored in the spring-mass system is

$E=U=\frac{1}{2}kx^2$

where

k = 7.91 N/m is the spring constant

$x=5.08 cm = 0.0508 m$

Substituting,

$E=\frac{1}{2}(7.91)(0.0508)^2=0.0102 J$

The final kinetic energy of the ball is equal to the energy released by the spring + the work done by friction:

$E+W_f=K$

where

$K_f=\frac{1}{2}mv^2$ is the kinetic energy of the ball, with

$m=5.38 g = 5.38\cdot 10^{-3} kg$ being the mass of the ball

v being the final speed

$W_f = -F_f d$ is the work done by friction (which is negative since the force of friction is opposite to the motion), where

$F_f = 0.0323 N$ is force of friction

d = 14.5 cm = 0.145 m is the displacement

Substituting,

$W_f = -(0.0323)(0.145)=-4.68\cdot 10^{-3} J$

So, the kinetic energy of the ball as it leaves the cannon is

$K_f = E+W_f = 0.0102 - 4.68\cdot 10^{-3}=0.00552 J$

And so the final speed is

$v=\sqrt{\frac{2K_f}{m}}=\sqrt{\frac{2(0.00552)}{0.00538}}=1.43 m/s$

(b) +5.08 cm

The speed of the ball is maximum at the instant when all the elastic potential energy stored in the spring has been released: in fact, after that moment, the spring does no longer release any more energy, so the kinetic energy of the ball from that moment will start to decrease, due to the effect of the work done by friction.

The elastic potential energy of the spring is

$U=\frac{1}{2}kx^2$

And this has all been released when it becomes zero, so when x = 0 (equilibrium position of the spring). However, the spring was initially compressed by 5.08 cm, so the ball has maximum speed when

x = +5.08 cm

with respect to the initial point.

(c) 1.78 m/s

The maximum speed is the speed of the ball at the moment when the kinetic energy is maximum, i.e. when all the elastic potential energy has been released.

As we calculated in part (a), the total energy released by the spring is

E = 0.0102 J

The work done by friction here is just the work done to cover the distance of

d = 5.08 cm = 0.0508 m

Therefore

$W_f = -(0.0323)(0.0508)=-1.64\cdot 10^{-3} J$

So, the kinetic energy of the ball at the point of maximum speed is

$K_f = E+W_f = 0.0102 - 1.64\cdot 10^{-3}=0.00856 J$

And so the final speed is

$v=\sqrt{\frac{2K_f}{m}}=\sqrt{\frac{2(0.00856)}{0.00538}}=1.78 m/s$

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3 years ago

Waves transport

Brilliant_brown [7]

Answer:

d)energy

Explanation:

Waves can transfer energy over distance without moving matter the entire distance. For example, an ocean wave can travel many kilometers without the water itself moving many kilometers. The water moves up and down—a motion known as a disturbance. It is the disturbance that travels in a wave, transferring energy.

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3 years ago

Why does moon appear to have alot of phases

Bingel [31]

It depends on the angle of the earth, and our point of view. A full moon would occur if we were to be right in front of it.

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3 years ago

The color of an object is in the object itself. true or false

Ivanshal [37]

False. light bounces off the object giving it its colors :)

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3 years ago

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