A hypernova is one of several types of events that create a gamma ray burst

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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A. zero; there is no net torque on the yo-yos. B. larger for the yo-yo on the right. C. larger for the yo-yo on the left. D. the same for both yo-yos.

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A ball with diameter 10. cm rolls without slipping on a horizontal table top. The moment of inertia of the ball is 2.2 × 10-3 kg- m2 and its translational speed is 0.45 m/s

(a) What is its angular speed about its center of mass? (b) What is its rotational kinetic energy? (c) What is its angular momentum?

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If a nonzero torque is applied to an object, that object will experience:

a. a constant angular speed. c. a constant moment of inertia. b. an angular acceleration. d. an increasing moment of inertia.

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