Compressive forces cause the crust to
A) buckle and fold, thereby shortening the crustal surface.
B) buckle and fold, thereby lengthening the crustal surface.
C) stretch and pull, thereby shortening the crustal surface.
D) break and fracture, thereby lengthening the crustal surface.
Answer: A
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is connected by a light string that passes over a pulley of mass M to a mass 
as shown in the figure. Both masses move vertically and there is no slippage between the string and the pulley. The pulley has a radius of 20.0 cm and a moment of inertia of 1?2 
If 
is 3.00 kg, 
is 6.00 kg and M is 4.00 kg, then what is the tension in the string that is attached to mass
A. 33.6 N
B. 42.8 N
C. 53.6 N
D. 63.4 N
E. 75.5 N
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occurs in Bernoulli's equation in Chapter 15, with ? being the density of a fluid and v its speed. The dimensions of this term are
A. M?1L5T2. B. MLT2. C. ML?1T?2. D. M?1L9T?2. E. M?1L3T?2.
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