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3 years ago

Which change would cause the largest increase in a mountain climber’s gravitational potential energy?

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2 answers:

3241004551 [841]3 years ago

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carrying twice the weight and climbing twice as high

Andrew [12]3 years ago

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Answer : The correct option is (c).

Explanation :

The energy which is due to the height of an object under the action of gravity is called gravitational potential energy.

Mathematically, it can be written as :

P = m g h

Where,

m is the mass of the object

g is the acceleration due to gravity

h is the height of the object from the reference level

So, potential energy is directly proportional to both the mass and the height.

The statement about the largest increase in a mountain climber’s gravitational potential energy is "carrying twice the weight and climbing twice as high".

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2 years ago

Why isn’t a bird sitting on a high-voltage power line electrocuted? Contrast this with the situation in which a large bird hits

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Answer:

The reason the bird is not electrocuted is due to some facts about circuit:

1. Completeness of circuit- This circuit needs to be

complete in order for current to flow. The bird standing on only one wire has not completed the circuit.

2. A potential difference: Another factor deciding

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potential. Current always flows from a higher

potential to a lower potential. In other words it

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potential to higher one. (the direction of electric

current is opposite to that of the electrons). So

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flow. The bird standing on only one wire has no potential difference.

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Answer:

1) Distance traveled by bird = 403 meter

2)Average speed = 1.66 km /hour

3) Zcceleration = 2 $m/s^2$

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1) Distance traveled = Speed * Time taken = 31 * 13 = 403 meter.

2) Average speed = Total distance covered / Time taken for that distance to cover.

Total distance covered = 2+0.5+2.5 = 5 km

Time taken = 3 hours

Average speed = 5/3 = 1.66 km /hour

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(10%) Problem 5: The Earth spins on its axis and also orbits around the Sun. For this problem use the following constants. Mass

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The Earth spins on its axis and also orbits around the Sun. For this problem use the following constants. Mass of the Earth: 5.97 × 10^24 kg (assume a uniform mass distribution) Radius of the Earth: 6371 km Distance of Earth from Sun: 149,600,000 km

(i)Calculate the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to rotation about its axis, in joules.

(ii)What is the rotational kinetic energy of the Earth due to its orbit around the Sun, in joules?

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(i) KE= 2.56e29 J

(ii) KE= 2.65e33 J

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ω= 7.27e-5 rad/s,

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