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Ep - W = Ek
Which situation does this equation solve for?
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An object is dropped. There is air friction.
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An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ek - W = 0
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ek
before
+ W = Ek
after
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ek
before
-W = Ek
after
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
0 + W = PEel
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ep
before
= Ek + Ep
after
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ek = PEel
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
0 + W = Ep
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ek = Ep
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
0 + W = Ek
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
Ep = Ek
Which situation does this equation solve for?
?
An object is dropped. There is air friction.
?
An moving object is stopped.
?
An object speeds up.
?
An object slows down.
?
A spring is compressed.
?
A dropped object part way down.
?
A moving object is stopped by a spring.
?
An object is lifted up.
?
An object is thrown up into the air.
?
A force causes an object to move.
?
An object is dropped.
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