Why do areas near the equator have warm climates? Question 4 options:

There is less land near the equator

It snows in areas away from the equator

The equator is closer to the sun than the poles

The equator gets the most sun year round

not really sure but thinking 1.54 mm/us

the answer is a)

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answer: the potential energy decreases from 379 j to 243 j

explanation:

for the law of conservation of energy, the total energy in a system must be conserved. the total energy of the system is given by the sum of kinetic (k) and potential (u) energy:

e = k + u

the total energy is e=675 j, and this does not change.

initially, the kinetic energy is k=296 j, so the potential energy is

at the end, the kinetic energy is k=432 j, so the potential energy is

so, we see that the potential energy has decreased from 379 j to 243 j.