A children’s toy consists of a cart whose very light wheels are attached to a rubber band. This rubber band can wind and unwind around the axle supporting the wheels.
A children’s toy consists of a cart whose very light wheels are attached to a rubber band. This rubber band can wind and unwind around the axle supporting the wheels. Correct Answer Depending on how the rubber band is initially wound, more or less potential energy can be transferred from the rubber band to the kinetic energy of the car’s motion.
A-Choice B is wrong-the normal force on the flat surface is equal to the cart's weight, regardless of the rubber band. Choice C is true but does not explain different heights in each trial-the problem said that the kinetic energy provided to the cart was the same every time. Choice D may or may not be true but is irrelevant in any case-even if kinetic energy is lost to work done by friction, neither the force of nor the coefficient of friction changes in different trials, so that can't explain different heights. Now, the rubber band, though, that can change things. If it's initially wound and able to unwind as the cart moves, it can transfer some of its elastic potential energy to kinetic energy of the cart. Or, if it's initially unwound, it will require some kinetic energy in order to wind up again and store elastic potential energy.
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Feb 20, 2025