Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Test Tomorrow

A rough week got worse with the death of a college friend. Test will be tomorrow. Make sure you touch base with me tonight if you have questions as I'll try to be on here from 8-10.

23 comments:

  1. Very sorry for your loss. If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know.

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  2. i'm so sorry for your loss.

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  3. on the practice problems can you please give us the answers so we can make sure we got the right answer.:) please and thank you!!

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  4. I'm here, but late....I'll post the answers in just a second.

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  5. Pleae help with formula for work.

    I am confused about the question "Explain what happens to GPE as an object is falling......". Can you help me out please?

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  6. 1. 216 J
    2. 432 J. Twice the original value.
    3. If the mass is the same as the original player, 864 J is the answer. 4 times the original value.
    4. 16.46

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  7. If an object is getting closer to the ground, what is happening to the potential energy? Remember, it's height is doing what?

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  8. It is storing up more PE. It's height is decreasing.

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  9. Use your formula for this. A 1 kg. object falls from a shelf that is 1 m high (on earth of course). What is its GPE?

    Now, if the object has fallen 0.5 m, now much GPE does it have? Remember, the object is now 1/2 meter lower.

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  10. You can still use the same formula for GPE, even if the object is in motion.

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  11. GPE = 1 kg x 9.8 m/s squared x 1m
    = 9.8 m/s squared

    4.9 m/s

    The GPE decreases as the object falls. KE is decreasing so the TOTAL energy decreases as the object falls.

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  12. Also, if the object is accelerating downward, then what is going up?

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  13. Total amount of energy is Kinetic + Potential. If one goes down, the other goes up, but since energy can't be created nor destroyed, the TOTAL energy...

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  14. My Dad says I am wrong. He says as it falls PE is increasing as it falls. I am confused.

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  15. Potential energy is the energy of position. If the position is lower, then the potential energy must be what? Think for yourself here.

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  16. Kinetic energy is the energy of motion, so if an object is accelerating, then kinetic energy must be...

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  17. Okay is this right.

    GPE is decreasing so KE is increasing and the TOTAL energy remains the same.

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  18. Remember, 10+0=10, 9+1=10, 8+2=10 etc.

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  19. Alright, I'm still at the school, and I have to go home for the night. Good night, and God bless.

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  20. Thank you for helping me.

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  21. I'm very sorry for your loss

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