On a bright, sunny day you can use a magnifying glass to burn wood by focusing sunlight onto it. the focused sunlight forms a small circular spot of light that heats the wood until it burns. why is the spot of light circular?

Does work output exceed work input when a machine is used? a) yes, it does, as machines create energy. b) it depends on the type of machine used. c) no, it doesn’t, as machines are inefficient. d) no, it doesn’t, as machines cannot create energy.

The table below shows the acceleration of gravity on different bodies in the solar system. on which body would a 10 kg lamp has the most gravitational potential energy when lifted to a height of 2 m? a. earth b. mars c. neptune d. uranus

Materials will have different energies associated with the electrons inside them. this is related to how strongly bound they are by their work function. if we sandwich a material with a very low energy between two materials with a high energy, we create a trap for an electron. if this trap is very narrow in one direction in comparison to the others, this is approximately a 1-dimensional box that confines the electron. what is the lowest energy of an electron in the box if the thinnest direction across the materials is 4.81 nm?