This diagram represents a person's local sky. What does the red semicircle represent?

A) the horizon
B) the meridian
C) the zenith
D) the celestial equator


B) the meridian

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A. 150 mA clockwise B. 150 mA counterclockwise C. 34 mA counterclockwise D. 34 mA clockwise E. 100 mA clockwise

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An electric clothes dryer draws 20 A at 220 V. If the clothes put into the dryer have a mass of 7.0 kg when wet and 3.0 kg dry, how long does it take to dry the clothes? (Assume all heat energy goes into vaporizing water, Lv = 2.26 × 10^6 J/kg.)

a. 55 min c. 16 min b. 26 min d. 34 min

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A car accelerates from to at a rate of How far does the car travel while accelerating?

A) 80.0 m B) 133 m C) 226 m D) 399 m

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Two blocks with mass m2 > m1 are pulled as shown along horizontal surfaces, each at a constant speed v. Which tension force does more work moving the block a distance D along the surface?

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