All categories

4 years ago

Apart from height above ground, what does the amount of gravitational potential energy that an object has on earth depend on?

Physics

2 answers:

damaskus [11]4 years ago

6 0

Answer:

Gravitational potential energy is due to the position of an object above Earth's surface. The object has the potential to fall due to gravity.

Explanation:

Gravitational potential energy depends on an object's weight and its height above the ground (GPE = weight x height). hope this helps you :)

Alisiya [41]4 years ago

5 0

Answer:

Mass

Explanation: the more mass the more GPE

You might be interested in

4) A drag racer starts her car from rest and accelerates at 10.0 m/s² for a distance of 400 m (1/4 mile). (a) How long did it ta

mel-nik [20]

Answer:

A) s=1/2at^2

t=√(2s/a)=√(2x400)/10.0)=9.0s

B) v=at

v=10.0x9=90m/s

3 0

3 years ago

A 100-kg tackler moving at a speed of 2.6 m/s meets head-on (and holds on to) an 92-kg halfback moving at a speed of 5.0 m/s. Pa

DIA [1.3K]

Given that,

Mass of trackler, m₁ = 100 kg

Speed of trackler, u₁ = 2.6 m/s

Mass of halfback, m₂ = 92 kg

Speed of halfback, u₂ = -5 m/s (direction is opposite)

To find,

Mutual speed immediately after the collision.

Solution,

The momentum of the system remains conserved in this case. Let v is the mutual speed after the collision. Using conservation of momentum as :

$m_1u_1+m_2u_2=(m_1+m_2)V\\\\V=\dfrac{m_1u_1+m_2u_2}{(m_1+m_2)}\\\\V=\dfrac{100\times 2.6+92\times (-5)}{(100+92)}\\\\V=-1.04\ m/s$

So, the mutual speed immediately after the collision is 1.04 m/s but in opposite direction.

3 0

4 years ago

Which of the following statements correctly describes the index of refraction of a material? Select all that apply.

mote1985 [20]

Answer:

Option C and D only

Explanation:

Option A is incorrect because refractive index of a material is the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in a any given medium

Option B is correct as the speed of light in vacuum is always greater than the speed of light in any given medium.

Option C is correct

Option D is incorrect

Option E is incorrect because the denser the medium the more is the refractive index. Water is denser than air, hence it should have more refractive index as compared to that of air.

4 0

3 years ago

Force → F = ( − 8.0 N ) ˆ i + ( 6.0 N ) ˆ j acts on a particle with position vector → r = ( 3.0 m ) ˆ i + ( 4.0 m ) ˆ j . What a

andrey2020 [161]

Explanation:

It is given that,

Force, $F=(-8\ N)i+(6\ N)j$

Position vector, $r=(3i+4j)\ m$

(a) The torque on the particle about the origin is given by :

$\tau=F\times r\\\\\tau=(-8i+6j)\times (3i+4j)\\\\\tau=(-50k)\ N-m$

(b) To find the angle between r and F use dot product formula as :

$F{\cdot} r=|F||r|\ \cos\theta\\\\\cos\theta=\dfrac{F{\cdot} r}{|F| |r|}\\\\\cos\theta=\dfrac{(-8i+6j){\cdot} (3i+4j)}{\sqrt{(-8)^2+6^2} \times \sqrt{3^2+4^2} }\\\\\cos\theta=\dfrac{-24+24}{\sqrt{(-8)^2+6^2} \times \sqrt{3^2+4^2} }\\\\\cos\theta=0\\\\\theta=90^{\circ}$

Hence, this is the required solution.

8 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

Air pressure may be represented as a function of height above the surface of the Earth as shown below.. P(h) = P_0 e^-.00012h. .

Rufina [12.5K]

Answer. Second Option: .85p_o=p_o e^-.00012h

Solution:

P(h)=Po e^(-0.00012h)

Air pressure: P(h)

Height above the surface of the Earth (in meters): h

Air pressure at the sea level: Po

Height at which air pressure is 85% of the air pressure at sea level:

h=?, P(h)=85% Po

P(h)=(85/100) Po

P(h)=0.85 Po

Replacing P(h) by 0.85 Po in the formula above:

P(h)=Po e^(-0.00012h)

0.85 Po = Po e^(-0.00012h)

5 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers