A caterpillar tries to climb straight up a wall a meter high, but for every 2 cm up it climbs, it slides down 1 cm. Eventually, it reaches the top. When it reaches the top, it does not pull itself over so it will slide down 1 cm.

A space vehicle is traveling at 4150 km/h relative to the Earth when the exhausted rocket motor (mass 4m) is disengaged and sent backward with a speed of 79 km/h relative to the command module (mass m).

How does the electric potential energy change as the electron moves from i to f?

Situation 6.1 A 13.5-kg box slides over a rough patch 1.75 m long on a horizontal floor. Just before entering the rough patch, the speed of the box was 2.25 m/s, and just after leaving it, the speed of the box was 1.20 m/s. In Situation 6.

Parallaxes of stars were not observed by ancient astronomers. How can this fact be reconciled with the heliocentric hypothesis?

What must the total force on an object be for it to travel with a constant velocity? es) A) 0 N B) 10 N C) 20 N D) 100 N

What characteristic of a planet determines the acceleration due to gravity on it?

Which set of terms best defines what affects kinetic energy and potential energy, respectively? position, gravity gravity, position velocity, height height, velocity

You are operating a powerboat at night. You see green and white lights on another boat. What should you do?

How does Newton's second law apply to an "Egg Drop" experiment?

A 4.0-n puck is traveling at 3.0 m/s. it strikes an 8.0-n puck, which is stationary. the two pucks stick together. their common final speed is: