Physics Flashcards: Model Energy Transfer Computationally

Study Model Energy Transfer Computationally in Physics with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is the elastic potential energy formula for a spring in computational energy tracking?

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ANSWER

$U_s=\frac{1}{2}kx^2$ . Elastic PE is proportional to spring constant and displacement squared.

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10\,\text{kg}

crate starts from rest at the top of a frictionless hill of height

12\,\text{m}

. It slides down to the bottom, then travels across a rough horizontal floor where the kinetic friction force is constant at

40\,\text{N}

for

15\,\text{m}

, and then goes up a frictionless ramp. Using

g=10\,\text{m/s}^2

, what maximum vertical height above the bottom does the crate reach on the ramp? (Track energy through: initial gravitational PE

\to

KE at bottom

\to

thermal from friction

\to

final gravitational PE.)

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