A mosquito flying at 3 m/s that encounters a breeze blowing at 3 m/s in the same direction has a speed of
A) 0 m/s.
B) 3 m/s.
C) 4 m/s.
D) 6 m/s.
Answer: D
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a. ?5.0 V. b. ?1.1 V. c. 0 V. d. +1.1 V. e. +5.0 V.
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a. 4.0. c. 1.4. b. 2.0. d. 1.0.
Fresnel lenses are
a. made of mirror segments b. made of the surface portions of a regular lens c. found in some auto headlamps and theater lights and rear windows of RVs d. all of the above
The stress that occurs when material is pulled apart is called
A) compressional stress. B) tensional stress. C) shear stress. D) simple stress.