The sun: causes the Earth to tilt on its axis
creates wind by heating the air unevenly
is about 1 million miles away from the Earth

In order to place a satellite into orbit, it requires enough fuel to supply the necessary mechanical energy. into what types of mechanical energy does the fuel get transformed?

You and a friend (alex) are at a a tree-top adventure park .. . part of the course requires you to climb up a rope. you both climb the same rope in the same amount of time. however, the tension in the rope is greater when alex climbs. who did the most work? alex did - more tension means more force - more force means more work was done you did - less tension means less force - less force means more work was done to find the work done, the force exerted and distance moved are multiplied. a couch is moved twice before you are happy with its placement. the same force was used to move the couch both times. if more work is done the first time it is moved, what do you know about the distance it was moved? when more work was done, the couch was moved less. when more work was done, the couch was moved further. when more work was done, the couch wasn't moved at all. when more work was done, the couch was moved the same distance.

If a spring has a k value of 100 newtons per meter and it is stretched 0.50 meters, what is the restoring force of the spring?