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title: "Two blocks of ice, one five times as heavy as the other, are at rest on a frozen lake. A person then pushes each block the same distance \\(d\\). Ignore friction and assume that an equal force \\(F\\) is exerted on each block. Which of the following statements is true about the kinetic energy of the heavier block after the push?"
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# Two blocks of ice, one five times as heavy as the other, are at rest on a frozen lake. A person then pushes each block the same distance \(d\). Ignore friction and assume that an equal force \(F\) is exerted on each block. Which of the following statements is true about the kinetic energy of the heavier block after the push?

Two blocks of ice, one five times as heavy as the other, are at rest on a frozen lake. A person then pushes each block the same distance \(d\). Ignore friction and assume that an equal force \(F\) is exerted on each block. Which of the following statements is true about the kinetic energy of the heavier block after the push?

- **A.** It is smaller than the kinetic energy of the lighter block.
- **B.** It is equal to the kinetic energy of the lighter block.
- **C.** It is larger than the kinetic energy of the lighter block.
- **D.** It would depend on the mass of each block.
- **E.** It would depend on the magnitude of force being applied.

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