Tectonic plate movement is the reason why northern California has a very different landscape than southern California. Two diffe
rent tectonic plates, each moving in different directions, border the western side of the North American Plate. Use the map to identify the two tectonic plates that border the North American Plate to the west.
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Answer:
ΔK = -6 10⁴ J
Explanation:
This is a crash problem, let's start by defining a system formed by the two trucks, so that the forces during the crash have been internal and the moment is preserved
initial instant. Before the crash
p₀ = m v₁ + M 0
final instant. Right after the crash
p_f = (m + M) v
p₀ = p_f
mv₁ = (m + M) v
v =
we substitute
v = 3
v = 1.0 m / s
having the initial and final velocities, let's find the kinetic energy
K₀ = ½ m v₁² + 0
K₀ = ½ 20 10³ 3²
K₀ = 9 10⁴ J
K_f = ½ (m + M) v²
K_f = ½ (20 +40) 10³ 1²
K_f = 3 10⁴ J
the change in energy is
ΔK = K_f - K₀
ΔK = (3 - 9) 10⁴
ΔK = -6 10⁴ J
The negative sign indicates that the energy is ranked in another type of energy