
Integrated Science
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ISBN: 9780077862602
Author: Tillery, Bill W.
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Chapter 3.2, Problem 6SC
The potential energy of a book on a shelf, relative to the floor, is a measure of
- a. the work that was required to put the book on the shelf from the floor.
- b. the weight of the book times the distance above the floor.
- c. the energy the book has because of its position above the floor.
- d. All of the above are correct.
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