Warm climates favor carbonate deposition because carbonates dissolve more easily in cold water than in warm water. Name two types of carbonate depositional environments
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Coral reefs—actively growing individual coral organisms that secrete calcium carbonate as they grow; and carbonate platforms—very large and extensive types of coral reefs.
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State the law of the conservation of mechanical energy
What will be an ideal response?
The figure above shows two yo-yos that have the same mass and rotational inertia. The one on the right has a thicker axle than the one on the left. The torque produced by gravity is
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.
When a 500-N parachutist opens his chute and experiences 800 N of air resistance, the net force on him is
A) 300 N downward. B) 500 N downward. C) 800 N downward. D) 300 N upward. E) 500 N upward.
A simple pendulum has a mass of 0.202 kg and a length of 1.00 m. It is displaced through an angle of 31.4° and then released. After a time, the maximum angle of swing is only 10.0°. How much energy has been lost to friction?
a. 0.260 J b. 0.290 J c. 0.0301 J d. 1.00 J e. 0.320 J