A ballistic pendulum consists of a 1.25-kg block of wood that is hanging from the ceiling in such a way that when a bullet enters it, the block’s change in height can be recorded as it swings. A bullet having a mass of 6.25-grams and unknown velocity strikes the block and becomes imbedded in it. The impulse imparted to the block causes it to swing in such a way that its height increases by 7.15 cm. 1 What was the change in potential energy of the block/bullet combo after the collision?

2What was the speed of the block/bullet combo immediately after the collision (and before it began
to swing)?

3What was the speed of the bullet before entering the block of wood?

i think the answer would be b

-first use of geothermal energy occurred more than 10,000 years ago in north america by american paleo-indians

-the first industrial use of geothermal energy began near pisa, italy in late 18th century

-in 1904, italian scientist piero ginori conti invented the first geothermal electric power plant in which steam was used to generate the power

-with the above experiment, the first geothermal plant in usa started in 1922 with a capacity of 250 kilowatts

-however, in 1946 first ground-source geothermal heat pump installed at commonwealth building in portland, oregon

-during the 1960’s, pacific gas and electric began operation of first large scale geothermal power plant in san francisco, producing 11 megawatts

-in 1973, when oil crisis began many countries began looking for renewable energy sources and by 1980’s geothermal heat pumps (ghp) started gaining popularity in order to reduce heating and cooling costs

-as effect of climate change started showing results, governments of various countries joined hands to fight against it, for which kyoto protocol was signed in japan in 1997, laid out emission targets for rich countries and required that they transfer funds and technology to developing countries, 184 countries have ratified it

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