Ball A was carried to the top of a hill in a straight line, while ball B was carried in a longer, zigzag path. At the top of the hill, both balls were left at rest. A student draws a graph that depicts each ball's final potential energy. Which statement describes the final potential energy of the balls?
A. Neither ball has any potential energy
B. Ball A has more potential energy.
C. Ball B has more potential energy.
D. Both balls have equal potential energy.
I already did the quick check and i got a 2/5 but now i know the answers, and i want to make sure that yall get the right answers and not the wrong ones:)
1. D. Both balls have equal potential energy.
2. D. Potential energy would decrease, while total mechanical energy would remain constant.
3. C. a slide
4. A. Mass is eliminated when equating gravitational potential energy with kinetic energy.
5. C. 1/2mv^2=1/2kx^2
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Carson is 100% correct BUT only use the words not the letter answers for this class in the future because using the letters can make you fail :)
Thank you!
OK THANKS i'll try not to do that agian:)
thank you carson!!! they're 100% correct :)
To determine the final potential energy of the balls, we need to analyze the information given and understand how potential energy is related to the height of an object. Potential energy is defined as the energy an object possesses due to its position relative to other objects.
In this scenario, both ball A and ball B were carried to the top of a hill. Ball A was carried in a straight line, while Ball B was carried in a longer, zigzag path. When both balls were left at rest at the top of the hill, we can assume that they are at the same height.
Since potential energy is directly related to the height of an object, and both balls are at the same height, it means that both balls have the same amount of potential energy. Therefore, the correct answer is:
D. Both balls have equal potential energy.