On being introduced to the laws of thermodynamics, a student retorted, “When the brakes of a moving car are applied, the kinetic energy of the car does diminish and even drops to zero when the car comes to a stop.” The student thought that his observation about the car contradicted the first law of thermodynamics. Does the reduction of the car’s kinetic energy really contradict the first law of thermodynamics

Three different objects, all with different masses, are initially at rest at the bottom of a set of steps. each step is of uniform height . the mass of each object is a multiple of the base mass : object 1 has mass 4..00m , object 2 has mass 1..96m , and object 3 has mass . when the objects are at the bottom of the steps, define the total gravitational potential energy of the three-object system to be zero. if the objects are then relocated as shown, what is the new total potential energy of the system? each answer requires the numerical coefficient to an algebraic expression. each algebraic expression is given using some combination of the variables , , and , where is the acceleration due to gravity. enter only the numerical coefficient. (example: if the answer is 1..23mgd , just enter 1.23)

Inside of a windmill or a dam is a that is used to transform one type of energy into electrical energy. a. motor b. generator c. transformer d. power pack

Which are true about beta reactions? there will be more than one answer. a. it has no change b. it doesn't change the mass of the number c. it has a mass of 0.0005 atoms d. it causes transmutation.