A ball on a string is being whirled around overhead when the string breaks. The ball will move in the direction of the centripetal force the moment the string breaks

a. True
b. False
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False
RATIONALE: False, the ball will move in the direction of the velocity vector when the string breaks.

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Which of the following descriptions shows two objects of EQUAL mass-energy?

Two identical balls with the same speed and at the same height, except moving vertically in different directions A 10 kg sphere of iron at 300 K and a 12 kg sphere of iron at 10 K Two identical spheres of copper, except one is at 300 K and one is at 3000 K Two identical bullets, except one bullet is fired from a special gun at 0.5c and the other bullet is at rest.

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A fuse or circuit breaker is placed in series with appliances as shown in this figure. Why not put it parallel to the appliances?

a. That would cause too much current into the appliances. b. It would work the same as putting them in series. c. The fuse or circuit breaker must be able to stop an excess current through the appliances by stopping the current through itself. d. It would have only half the current flowing through it if it were in parallel. e. It would waste electrical energy by being connected all the time that way.

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Sound waves in the early universe traveled faster than half of the speed of light

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