Scenario 11: Hammering A Nail

System: Hammer, nail, wooden plank on Earth
Initial State: A hammer was held vertically above a nail. It was about to fall to hit a nail into a wooden plank.
Final State: The nail was embedded in the wooden plank. The hammer was stationary.
Remarks: A sound was produced when the hammer hits the nail. There was a slight increase in temperature in the hammer, nail and wooden plank. There was negligible transfer of energy to the surroundings by heating.
Initial Amount of Energy of the System
System
Final Amount of Energy of the System
Energy / Units
C
E
G
I
K
N
Energy Transfer In:
Type Of Transfer
Propagation of waves Propagation of waves Propagation of waves Propagation of waves
Heating Heating Heating Heating
Electrically Electrically Electrically Electrically
Electrically Mechanically Electrically Mechanically
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Type Of Transfer
Propagation of waves Propagation of waves Propagation of waves Propagation of waves
Heating Heating Heating Heating
Electrically Electrically Electrically Electrically
Electrically Mechanically Electrically Mechanically
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O
Energy Transfer Out:
Type Of Transfer
Electrically Propagation of waves Electrically Propagation of waves
Electrically Heating Electrically Heating
Electrically Electrically Electrically Electrically
Electrically Mechanically Electrically Mechanically
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Type Of Transfer
Electrically Propagation of waves Electrically Propagation of waves
Electrically Heating Electrically Heating
Electrically Electrically Electrically Electrically
Electrically Mechanically Electrically Mechanically
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Energy / Units
C
E
G
I
K
N
Initial Energy of the System
+
Energy Transferred Into the System
=
Energy Transferred Out of the System
+
Final Energy of the System
Legend:

Electrically

Heating

C - Chemical
E - Elastic
G - Gravitational
I - Internal
K - Kinetic
N - Nuclear

Mechanically

Propagation of waves