Why is it important to have a control setup in an experiment?

A23 kg log of wood begins from rest, 300 m up a sluice (a water track used to transport logs, think of it as an inclined plane with negligible friction) inclined at 20° to the horizontal. after it reaches the flat waterway at the bottom it collides elastically with a 100 kg block of wood initially at rest near the base of the incline. (a) how long does it take the 23 kg log to travel down the incline? (b) what is the speed of the 23 kg log at the bottom of the incline? (c) what are the velocities of both blocks of wood after the collision? (d) what is the total kinetic energy before the collision? (e) what is the kinetic energy of the 23 kg log after the collision? (f) what is the kinetic energy of the 100 kg block of wood after the collision? (g) what is the total kinetic energy after the collision? (h) compare the total initial and total final kinetic energies. is this consistent with what you would expect for elastic collisions? explain!

1.in one challenge on the titan games, competitors have to lift 200 pounds up a long ramp. angel is able to move the weight in 42 seconds. anthony gets it done in only 38 seconds. which statement is true? angel has more power than anthony. angel does more work than anthony. anthony does more work than angel. anthony has more power than angel. 2.a mountain climber exerts 41,000 j of work to climb a cliff. how much power does the climber need if she wants to finish in only 500 seconds? power = work / time 20,500,000 watts 82 watts 0.0122 watts 41,500 watts 3.your family is moving to a new apartment. while lifting a box 83 joules of work is done to put the box on a truck, you exert an upward force of 75 n for 3 s. how much power is required to do this? (hint: you only need two of the 3 numbers given! ) power = work / time 249 watts 25 watts 2075 watts 27.7 watts

=force × distance a. work b. velocity c. pressure d. momentum