1. A 0.150-kg baseball moving at a speed of 45.0 m/s crosses the plate and strikes the 0.250-kg catcher's mitt (originally at rest). The catcher's mitt immediately recoils backwards (at the same speed as the ball) before the catcher applies an external force to stop its momentum. a. Determine the post-collision velocity of the mitt and ball.
b. Solve for the total kinetic energy before and after collision.

Agroup of students is studying convection currents. they fill two identical balloons with the same amount of helium. one balloon is placed in a freezer and the other in an area with warm air. after 10 minutes, the balloons are released from a height of 1 meter. which of the following do the students most likely observe? question 2 options: the balloons rise at the same rate. both balloons are the same size. the ballons both rise. the cold ballon is larger than the warm balloon. the cold balloon expands and rises. the warm balloon shrinks and sinks. the warm balloon expands and rises. the cold balloon shrinks and sinks.

Why is the energy that results from a roller coaster's position at the top of a hill referred to as potential energy?

Ahockey puck sliding along frictionless ice with speed v to the right collides with a horizontal spring and compresses it by 3.0 cm before coming to a momentary stop.