Energy
How does increasing the mass of an object affect its gravitational potential energy relative to Earth’s surface without changing its position?
It varies inversely since heavier objects have more inertia resisting upward displacement force from Earth’s gravity field.
It remains unchanged since only height affects gravitational potential energy per unit mass.
It decreases due to increased gravitational attraction pulling it closer to Earth.
It increases proportionally because potential energy depends linearly on mass.
In a closed system where two objects collide elastically, which physical quantity remains constant before and after collision?
Electric charge varies as particles may transfer electrons during contact but conserve total due Coulombic interactions ensuring electroneutrality over larger scales.
Mass-energy content fluctuates following Einstein’s equivalence principle adjusting rest masses after impact accounting nuclear binding energies if any occur therein.
Total mechanical energy remains constant due to no external forces doing work on or removing it from the system.
Total momentum changes reflecting individual momentum exchanges but conserves overall thanks to Newton’s third law action-reaction pairs acting internally within system boundaries.
Find the height above sea level of a boxcar with a mass of 22 kg and a potential energy of 440 J.
2 m
4 m
3 m
1 m
Which of the following is not a form of mechanical energy?
Temperature
Elastic potential energy
Potential energy
Kinetic energy
Which formula correctly expresses the work done on an object by a constant force F over a displacement d in the direction of the force?
W = Fd
W = F + d
W = d/F
W = F/d
Which quantity does not have the same dimensions as work?
Elastic potential energy
Gravitational potential energy
Power
Kinetic energy
What happens to the overall resistance in a circuit when a resistor is added in parallel with an existing resistor?
The overall resistance decreases.
The overall resistance increases.
The overall resistance remains unchanged.
The overall resistance becomes half of the original resistance.

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A pendulum swinging back and forth reaches its highest point; what form of mechanical energy is maximized at this moment?
Elastic potential energy stored within the pendulum string or rod itself.
Thermal energy resulting from air resistance during swing.
Kinetic energy, due to the pendulum's motion reaching maximum speed at the peak.
Potential energy, since height above reference level is greatest at this point.
What does the conservation of mechanical energy principle state when no non-conservative forces are acting?
The kinetic energy doubles.
The potential energy becomes zero.
The total mechanical energy remains constant.
The mechanical energy increases over time.
When a roller coaster car moves from point A at ground level reaching speed up along a frictionless track to point B which is meters above ground, what should be so that its kinetic energy at B is one-fourth of its initial kinetic energy?