The study of planet Earth is known as
a. mineralogy.
b. petrology.
c. geology.
d. paleontology.
c
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A Ping-Pong ball moving East at a speed of 4 m/s collides with a stationary bowling ball. The Ping-Pong ball bounces back to the West, and the bowling ball moves very slowly to the East
Which object experiences the greater magnitude impulse during the collision? A) Neither; both experienced the same magnitude impulse. B) It's impossible to tell since the velocities after the collision are unknown. C) the bowling ball D) the Ping-Pong ball
One-third as much net force is exerted on object A as on object B. The two objects have the same mass. How do their accelerations compare?
A) Object A has one-sixth as much acceleration as object B. B) Object A has three times as much acceleration as object B. C) Object A has one-third as much acceleration as object B. D) They both have the same acceleration. E) It is impossible to answer this without further information about the two objects.
A piece of ordinary glass transmits about 92% of the visible light incident on the glass. The transmittance of the glass can be increased by
A. slightly tilting the glass with respect to the light beam. B. increasing the intensity of the incident light. C. applying an anti-reflective coating to both sides of the glass. D. making the glass thicker.