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Suppose that a box initially on the shelf at a height h is pushed out of the shelf and allowed to fall to the ground. Taking the box and the earth to be the system, the change in its total energy is a. zero b. the work done by gravity c. the change in its potential energy d. the change in its kinetic energy e. the negative of change in potential energy

Name: suppose that a box initially on the shelf at a height h is pushed out of the shelf and allowed to fall to the ground taking the box and the earth to be the system the change in its total energy is a z
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          Suppose that a box initially on the shelf at a height h is pushed out of the shelf and allowed to fall to the ground. Taking the box and the earth to be the system, the change in its total energy is 
a. zero 
b. the work done by gravity
c. the change in its potential energy
d. the change in its kinetic energy
e. the negative of change in potential energy

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Suppose that a box initially on the shelf at a height h is pushed out of the shelf and allowed to fall to the ground. Taking the box and the earth to be the system, the change in its total energy is a. zero b. the work done by gravity c. the change in its potential energy d. the change in its kinetic energy e. the negative of change in potential energy