A baseball is thrown into the air as shown below.
Which is true about the total energy at point S?
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At point S, the total energy is double the total energy of the system, as new energy is created as the potential energy increases.
At point S, the total energy is double the total energy of the system, as new energy is created as the potential energy increases.
At point S, the total energy is equal to the total energy of the system because energy kinetic energy has been transformed to potential energy.
At point S, the total energy is equal to the total energy of the system because energy kinetic energy has been transformed to potential energy.
At point S, the total energy is half of the system’s total energy, as kinetic energy was destroyed.
At point S, the total energy is half of the system’s total energy, as kinetic energy was destroyed.
At point S, the total energy is three times the total energy of the system, as kinetic energy was increased.
At point S, the total energy is three times the total energy of the system, as kinetic energy was increased.
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At point S, the total energy is equal to the total energy of the system because energy kinetic energy has been transformed to potential energy.
At point S, the total energy is equal to the total energy of the system because kinetic energy has been transformed into potential energy.
To determine the true statement about the total energy at point S, we need to consider the conservation of energy. According to the law of conservation of energy, energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred or converted from one form to another.
In this scenario, the baseball being thrown into the air experiences a conversion of kinetic energy (energy of motion) to potential energy (energy stored due to height) as it reaches point S.
Therefore, the true statement is: At point S, the total energy is equal to the total energy of the system because kinetic energy has been transformed into potential energy.
It is important to note that no new energy is created, nor is kinetic energy destroyed. The total energy of the system remains constant, with the only change being its distribution between kinetic and potential energy at point S.