A book with a mass of 1.2 kg sits on a bookshelf. If it has a gravitational

potential energy of 50 J, how high is the shelf? The acceleration of gravity is

9.8 m/s2

A. 1.2 m

B. 4.3 m

C. 5.9

D. 2.7 m

How are linear measurements usually expressed in the building industry?

Consider a uniform solid sphere of radius R and mass M rolling without slipping. The moment of inertia of the sphere about an axis through its center is 25MR2. Which form of its kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational? Consider

What is the kinetic energy of an object that moves at 8 millisecond and weighs 6.7 kilograms

Why are most large astromical telescopes reflecting telescopes rather than refracting telescopes?

A of mass 5.0 kilograms moving at 20. meters per second collides with ball B of unknown mass moving at 10. meters per second in the same direction. After the collision, ball A moves at 10.

A geologist estimates that a large boulder weighs 7840 N. What should he estimate the mass of this boulder to be? A. 650 kg B. 740 kg C. 780 kg D. 800 kg

Two objects have the same momentum. Do the velocities of these objects necessarily have (a) the same directions and (b) the same magnitudes? Give your reasoning in each case.

If you keep voltage constant and increase resistance resistance, what happens to current?

A scene in a movie has a stuntman falling through a floor onto a bed in the room below. The plan is to have the actor fall on his back, but a researcher has been hired to investigate the safety of this stunt.

During energy transformation, all energy systems: are a. 100 percent efficient b. lose energy c. gain heat energy d. create energy