A planet (or comet) will speed up as it approaches the Sun

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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As a hiker descends a hill, the work done by gravity on the hiker is

A. positive and depends on the path taken. B. negative and depends on the path taken. C. positive and independent of the path taken. D. negative and independent of the path taken.

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A beam of light with a frequency range of 3.01 × 1014 Hz - 6.10 × 1014 Hz is incident on a metal surface. If the work function of the metal surface is 2.20 eV, what is the maximum kinetic energy of photoelectrons ejected from this surface?

A) 0.32 eV B) 0.21 eV C) 0.42 eV D) 0.16 eV E) 0.48 eV

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Two important properties of young neutron stars are:

A) extremely slow rotation and a strong magnetic field. B) extremely rapid rotation and a weak magnetic field. C) extremely rapid rotation and a strong magnetic field. D) no rotation and a weak magnetic field. E) no rotation and no magnetic field.

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If y = 0.02 sin (30x? 400t) (SI units), the velocity of the wave is

A. 3/40 m/s. B. 40/3 m/s. C. 60?/400 m/s. D. 400/60? m/s. E. 400 m/s.

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