Work, Energy, and Power in Physics
In a collision between two isolated particles where only conservative forces do work, which quantity must remain constant for both particles together after considering work-energy principles?
Potential energy of each particle.
Total mechanical energy.
Momentum of each particle.
Kinetic energy of each particle.
What is the relationship between net work done by external forces and change in kinetic energy of an object according to the work-energy theorem?
Net work is unrelated to changes in an object’s kinetic energy.
Net work causes a change in potential, not kinetic, energy.
They are directly equal; net work changes an object’s kinetic energy.
Kinetic energy only depends on mass, not on net work.
When a spring-mass system oscillates without any external force acting on it, which expression corresponds to zero net work done on the system during one complete cycle?
Maximum compression minus maximum extension equals zero indicating all work input balances out over time due to restoring force symmetry.
Integral of force dot displacement over time for one cycle equals zero showing continuous reallocation between potential and kinetic forms but no loss or gain overall.
Summation of instantaneous power over one period equals zero suggesting no net transfer of average power throughout cyclic motion.
Change in potential plus change in kinetic equals zero across one full period due to conservation of mechanical energy within elastic limits.
What effect would halving both mass and velocity have on an object's kinetic energy?
It remains unchanged.
It decreases by half.
It decreases by a factor of eight.
It decreases by a factor of four.
In an experiment where two identical masses collide on a horizontal surface with velocities such that their total momentum is zero, how should their individual speeds relate before collision so that post-collision they stick together maximizing thermal energy production?
They should have equal and opposite velocities.
Both should move at varying speeds but same direction.
They should move perpendicular to each other with equal speed.
One should be stationary while the other moves at twice its speed.
How might one vary parameters in Atwoods machine experimentally determine gravitational acceleration without directly measuring time or length parameters involved free fall motion?
Modify masses on opposite sides of the pulley while keeping total system mass constant and measure the resultant acceleration using an accelerometer.
Add springs beneath the hanging weights and measure the period of oscillations to infer g.
Introduce horizontal force components through angled pulleys and analyze the forces in equilibrium to find g.
Increase the radius of the pulley and observe the tension difference between the strings to calculate g based on rotational dynamics.
If an object is projected vertically upward with an initial speed against gravity, what will be its speed at a height where it has lost half of its initial kinetic energy?

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A cylindrical rod pivoted at one end swings down from rest under gravity and strikes a linear spring perpendicularly compressing it; what maximum compression does the spring experience given that its stiffness equals times the weight per unit length where ?
X_max = nL
X_max = L/(sqrt(n))
X_max = sqrt(L/n)
X_max = L * n
Consider a satellite orbiting Earth in a circular path. If it suddenly loses its tangential velocity component, what possible outcomes can occur to its subsequent trajectory relative to the original orbit?
The satellite spirals inward towards Earth and eventually collides due to the centripetal force becoming insufficient to maintain the orbit.
The satellite is ejected outward into space, resulting in a trajectory that becomes hyperbolic as the excess radial velocity overcomes Earth's gravitational pull.
The satellite enters an elliptical orbit with perigee and apogee points located on the previous circular path plane.
The satellite continues on a circular path at a lower altitude until atmospheric drag becomes significant and slows down its further descent, resulting in a stable new orbit at a lower altitude.
A car of mass m accelerates from rest down a hill inclined at angle θ to horizontal; how does increasing θ affect the net work done on it when traveling distance d?
Decreases regardless of slipping or rolling.
Increases if there's no sliding friction.
Varies inversely with cosine of θ.
Remains constant as long as d stays same.