A1.50 kg object is held 1.27 m above a relaxed, massless vertical spring with a force constant of 300 n/m. the object is dropped onto the spring. (a) how far does the object compress the spring?

During physical science, ms. greene challenged her students to produce an energy transformation. james and jill wrapped a 4-inch nail with a coil of fifty turns of wire. they connected one end of the coil to one terminal of a knife switch. they connected the other terminal of the knife switch to the battery. finally, they connected the end of the coil to the other terminal of the battery. james held the tip of a 1-inch nail near the flat end of the 4-inch nail. jill closed the knife switch quickly and then opened it. the 1-inch nail was pulled toward the 4-inch nail. what is the best explanation of why the nail moved? a) electrical energy was converted to mechanical energy in the 1-inch nail. b) the 4-inch nail became an electromagnet and the magnetic force attracted the 1-inch nail. c) the electric current in the 4-inch nail was converted to mechanical energy in the 1-inch nail. d) the 4-inch nail had a positive charge and the 1-inch nail had a negative charge. opposites attracted.

Which is an advantage of subdividing science into different areas?

The lid of a pressure cooker forms a nearly airtight seal. steam builds up pressure and increases temperature within the pressure cooker so that food cooks faster than it does in an ordinary pot. the system is defined as the pressure cooker and the water and steam within it. if 2.0 g of water is sealed in a pressure cooker and then vaporized by heating, and 5655 j must be added as heat to completely vaporize the water, what is the change in the system’s internal energy? answer in units of j.