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How can a stationary metal sphere have kinetic energy, the energy of motion?(1 point)
The metal is made of atoms, which store potential energy.
The metal sphere can be rolled.
The metal’s molecules are moving around.
The metal is made of atoms, which are vibrating in place.
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The metal is made of atoms, which are vibrating in place.
Explanation: Even when the sphere’s center of mass is at rest, its atoms (and electrons) have microscopic motion — vibrations in a solid — which count as kinetic energy (thermal energy).
Explanation: Even when the sphere’s center of mass is at rest, its atoms (and electrons) have microscopic motion — vibrations in a solid — which count as kinetic energy (thermal energy).
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