The image shows the positions of a car on a roller coaster track. Arrange the cars in order based on their gravitational potenti
al energy. Begin with the lowest potential energy and end with the highest.
A B C D E
A B C D E
2 answers:
Correct order, from lowest potential energy to highest potential energy:
E - C - D - B - A
Explanation:
The gravitational potential energy of the car is given by:
where
m is the car's mass
g is the gravitational acceleration
h is the height of the car relative to the ground
In the formula, we see that m and g are constant, so the potential energy of the car depends only on its height above the ground, h. The higher the car from the ground, the larger its potential energy. Therefore, the position with least potential energy will be E, since the height is the minimum. Then, C will have more potential energy, because the car is at higher position, and so on: the position with greatest potential energy is A, because the height of the car is maximum.
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Answer:
D) directly, inversely
Explanation:
The energy of a photon of light is directly proportional to its frequency and inversely proportional to its wavelength.
Frequency is the number of waves that passes through a point per unit of time.
Wavelength is the is the distance between successive crests or troughs on a wave.
Mathematically, frequency is related to wavelength and velocity using;
Energy = h x f
where h is the Planck's constant
f is the frequency
Since c = f ∧
where f is the frequency of the wave
∧ is the wavelength of the wave
c is the speed of light
So;
f = c/∧
Therefore;
E =
From the equation, we see an inverse relationship between E and wavelength and a direct one with frequency.