Consider the ratio of the surface area of a cylinder to its volume. Assume the height is equal to its diameter. What happens to this ratio if the diameter of the cylinder decreases by a factor of 2?

A. Remains the same
B. Decreases by a factor of 2
C. Increases by a factor of 2
D. Decreases by a factor of 4
E. Increases by a factor of 4


C. Increases by a factor of 2

Physics & Space Science

You might also like to view...

How does the solar nebula theory account for the presence of comets?

What will be an ideal response?

Physics & Space Science

The image of our galaxy in radio emission from CO, mapping the distribution of molecular clouds, is closest to the image of our galaxy in

A) radio emission from H atoms. B) short wavelength infrared light from most of the stars. C) visible light, which is closest to how the night sky appears from Earth. D) x-rays from hot gas bubbles in the disk. E) gamma ray from cosmic-ray collisions with gas atoms.

Physics & Space Science

You stand two feet away from a plane mirror. How far is it from you to your image?

a. 2 ft b. 3 ft c. 4 ft d. 1 ft e. 8 ft

Physics & Space Science

If the electric field just outside a thin conducting sheet is equal to 1.5 N/C, determine the surface charge density on the conductor

a. 53 pC/m2 b. 27 pC/m2 c. 35 pC/m2 d. 13 pC/m2 e. 6.6 pC/m2

Physics & Space Science