________ is responsible for heating the Earth's interior today

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


Radioactive decay

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A mass is attached to a vertical spring and bobs up and down between points A and B. Where is the mass located when its potential energy is a maximum?

A) at either A or B B) midway between A and B C) one-third of the way between A and B D) one-fourth of the way between A and B E) none of the above

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You want to confine an electron in a box (an infinite well) so that its ground state energy is 5.0 × 10-18 J. What should be the length of the box? (h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg)

A) 0.15 nm B) 0.18 nm C) 0.22 nm D) 0.11 nm

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A critical aircraft part made from 7075-T651 aluminum will be prooftested to 90% of the yield strength of 496 MPa, to ensure that no large internal defects are present in the part. If the part passes the proof test, what can we assume is the largest internal crack in the part?

What will be an ideal response?

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An ice cube floating in a glass of water contains many air bubbles. When the ice melts, the water level will

A) rise. B) fall. C) remain unchanged.

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