Explain the process through which kinetic energy is lost in an inelastic collision
What will be an ideal response?
Some of the initial kinetic energy is transformed into other types of energy, such as thermal or potential energy, so the total kinetic energy after the collision is less than the total kinetic energy before the collision.
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The wave that arises in experiments such as the double-slit experiment with electrons is best described as
A) a pressure wave. B) a heat wave. C) a matter wave. D) a wave of electric charge. E) an electromagnetic wave.
How do we most accurately measure the distance to the Moon?
A. We measure the lunar period and use Kepler's Third Law. B. We measure its angular size and compare it to its actual diameter, which gives us its distance. C. We bounce a pulse of light off the lunar surface and measure how long the trip takes. D. We know how long it took Apollo astronauts to get there, and how fast the rocket traveled. E. All of these choices provide equally accurate measurements.
Two concentric imaginary spherical surfaces of radius R and 2R respectively surround a positive point charge ?Q located at the center of the surfaces. When compared to the electric flux ?1 through the surface of radius R, the electric flux ?2 through the surface of radius 2R is
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In a wind tunnel the pressure on the top surface of a model airplane wing is 8.8 × 10^4 N/m and the pressure on the bottom surface is 9.0 × 10^4 N/m2 . If the area of the top and bottom surfaces of each wing is 2.0 m2, what is the total lift on the model airplane?
a. 2.0 × 10^3 N b. 8.0 × 10^3 N c. 1.6 × 10^4 N d. 3.6 × 10^4 N e. 1.0 × 10^3 N