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I took the tests earlier hope this helps
gravitational potential is directly proportional to the height of the object relative to a reference line and is given as
PE = mgh
where m = mass of object , g = acceleration due to
gravity and h = height of the object above the reference line .
as the skydiver falls , its height above the ground decrease and hence the gravitational potential energy of the skydiver decrease.
as per conservation of energy , total energy of the skydiver must remain constant all the time . hence the decrease in potential energy appears as increase in kinetic energy by same amount to keep the total energy constant
KE + PE = Total energy
so as the skydiver falls , it gains speed and hence the kinetic energy of skydiver increase since kinetic energy is directly proportional to the square of the speed.
when the parachute opens, the skydiver experience force in upward which tries to balance the weight of the skydiver. hence the speed of the skydiver decrease until upward force becomes equal to the downward force. hence the kinetic energy decrease just after the parachute opens
energy is the correct answer to fill the blank bb :)
C. This is the idea of "black body radiation". Charcoal/carbon is a "perfect black body". Absorbs all radiation. There's a whole host of stuff about this in physics, including, I think, Planck's (Nobel Prize winner) black body radiation theory.
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A. The melting of ice is both a desirable and undesirable change because, ice is needed to melt so as to make liquid water available for animal and plant use and consumption and also to release the energy used in the fusion process of ice formation. Melting of ice is undesirable because melting ice liberate water slowly, and the water liberated can erode surface soil. Melting ice reduces the available heat sink on earth and also reduces the available stored up fresh water supply on earth.
B. The appearance of hailey comet once every 72 year is a periodic change because it's motion around the solar system is repeated with time. The reason for this highly elliptical and eccentric path of motion is largely due to the gravitational effect of the sun and the planets on the comet.
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