Suppose a jet is cruising at a constant velocity due east. At the instant the jet is above your head, what is the direction of the jet’s angular momentum around you? Choose from the possible directions presented in problem C7T.3, remembering that this is a top view, with A corresponding to north, C to east, and so on.

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
E. Upward
F. Downward
T. (The vector is zero)


A. A

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a. 0.329 gallons b. 1.55 gallons c. 1.22 gallons d. 1.53 gallons e. 0.919 gallons

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A rough surface for infrared waves may be polished for

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The isotope most useful for dating rocks from the late Pleistocene is

A) uranium-238. B) uranium-235. C) potassium-40. D) carbon-14.

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There was a very rapid expansion period called inflation early in the history of the universe. When was this?

A: 10^43 to 10^42 seconds B: 10^35 to 10^33 seconds C: 10^12 to 10^11 seconds D: 1^3 seconds E: 100^200 seconds

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