The number of degrees of arc that your location is North or South of the Earth's equator is called your

A. longitude.
B. declination.
C. meridian.
D. latitude


latitude

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A 120 kg mass is blown apart into an 80 kg piece and a 40 kg piece. After the blast, the two masses are moving apart with a relative velocity of 60 m/s. The total kinetic energy after the explosion is

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