A 2.00 ´ 102 kg sled is sliding downhill at a constant speed of 5.00 m/s until it passes a tree 20.0 m down. What was the potential energy associated with the sled and the sled’s kinetic energy and total mechanical energy at the top of the hill?

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A 2.00 ´ 102 kg sled is sliding downhill at a constant speed of 5.00 m/s until it passes a tree 20.0 m down. What was the potential energy associated with the sled and the sled’s kinetic energy and total mechanical energy at the top of the hill?

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  1. What were these energies at the bottom of the hill?

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  1. What was the change in the sled’s total energy?

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  1. What was the change in the internal energy of the sled and its environment? How might that change be observed in the snow?

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