The horizontal speed of a projectile

a. is zero.
b. stays constant.
c. continuously increases.
d. continuously decreases.
e. sometimes decreases and sometimes increases.


b

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The diagram below shows three approximate locations of the sun along the western horizon. Which number indicates the location of the sun at sunset on the vernal equinox for an observer at a latitude of 48° S?


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. The sun will set in the east for an observer in the southern hemisphere.
e. The sun will not set on vernal equinox at this latitude.

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