In which situations is work being done? Hannah leans against her locker, but it doesn’t move.

Andy’s car rolls down a hill with the engine off.

A wind turbine stands still on a sunny, windless day.

A balloon expands as it is heated by the sun.

James pedals a stationary exercise cycle that doesn’t move.

If this plastic cup is heated to its melting point, what will eventually happen to all the particles in the plastic? a. the particles will begin to move enough that they slide past each other. b. bonds will form and the liquid will become a solid. c. the spaces between the particles will get smaller. d. the particles will change state and become a crystalline solid.

Acoal-fired plant generates 600 mw of electric power. the plant uses 4.8 x 10^6 kg of coal each day, and the heat of combustion of coal is 3.3x 10^7 j/kg. the steam that drives the turbines is at a temperature of 300° c, and the exhaust water is at 37° c. (a) what is the overall efficiency of the plant for generating electric power? (b) how much thermal energy is exhausted each day? (c) what is the change in entropy of the universe for this heat engine? (d) using the same heat reservoirs, what is the maximum possible (carnot) efficiency for a heat engine?

Awave travels at a speed of 5.2 m/s. if the distance between crests is 0.40 m, what is the frequency of the wave? use f=v/wavelength a. 13 hz b. 2.1 hz c. 0.077 hz d. 5.6 hz