A stone initially moving at 8.0 m/s on a level surface comes to rest due to friction after it travels 11 m. What is the coefficient of kinetic friction between the stone and the surface?
A) 0.13
B) 0.25
C) 0.30
D) 0.43
E) 0.80
C
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. B) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and Pluto. D) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and Eris.
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The study of astronomy involves
a. space. b. energy. c. matter. d. all of these.