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Question about Work and Mechanical Energy

Subject Physics

Physics

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Work and Mechanical Energy

Work and Mechanical Energy

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Physics

Mechanical energy is a form of energy that manifests in the movements of bodies, such as kinetic energy, potential energy, and total mechanical energy. Kinetic energy is the energy associated with the movement of a body, while potential energy is the energy associated with the relative position between two bodies. Which of the following statements is true?

The total mechanical energy is always less than the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.

Kinetic energy is always greater than potential energy.

The total mechanical energy is always equal to the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.

Potential energy is always greater than kinetic energy.

The total mechanical energy cannot be calculated by the sum of kinetic energy and potential energy.

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