The Ideal Gas Law

Question 1

Which of the following objects have kinetic energy? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a book inside a moving vehicle; a running cat; a falling meteorite

Question 2

Which has more mechanical energy, a box on the top shelf of a closet or a box of equal mass on the floor?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The box on the shelf has more mechanical energy because it is higher above Earth's surface.

Question 3

A racecar burns gasoline to power its engine. As the car is racing around a track, what energy is involved in the system? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

mechanical energy; chemical energy; thermal energy

The Ideal Gas Law Answers