General Questions: A bucket is being lowered by a very light rope with a constant downward velocity. The tension in the rope must be

A. equal to the weight of the bucket.
B. greater than the weight of the bucket.
C. less than the weight of the bucket.


Answer: A

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A planet has two small satellites in circular orbits around the planet. The first satellite has a period 12.0 hours and an orbital radius 6.00 × 107 m. The second planet has a period 16.0 hours. What is the orbital radius of the second satellite?

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Energy in the Electric Field: Each plate of a parallel-plate air-filled capacitor has an area of 0.0040 m2, and the separation of the plates is 0.020 mm. An electric field of 8.2 × 106 N/C is present between the plates. What is the energy density in the region between the plates? (?0 = 8.85 × 10-12 C2/N ? m2)

A. 300 J/m3 B. 200 J/m3 C. 400 J/m3 D. 500 J/m3 E. 610 J/m3

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