-- The potential energy of a 12-lb bowling ball up on the shelf
doesn't have anything to do with the temperature of the ball or
the shelf.
-- The potential energy of a jar full of gas does depend on the
temperature of the gas. The warmer it is, the greater its pressure
is, and the more work it can do if you let it out through a little hole
in the jar. If it gets hot enough, it'll have enough potential energy
to blow the jar to smithereens.
The answer is A. Have you ever heard the saying, opposites attract? That comes from magnetism. Like poles repel each other while opposites attract.
Kinetic energy = (1/2) (mass) x (speed)²
At 7.5 m/s, the object's KE is (1/2) (7.5) (7.5)² = 210.9375 joules
At 11.5 m/s, the object's KE is (1/2) (7.5) (11.5)² = 495.9375 joules
The additional energy needed to speed the object up from 7.5 m/s
to 11.5 m/s is (495.9375 - 210.9375) = <em>285 joules</em>.
That energy has to come from somewhere. Without friction, that's exactly
the amount of work that must be done to the object in order to raise its
speed by that much.
Answer:
C. Supervising the game to make sure teams are playing fairly
