An ice skater doing a spin pulls in her arms, decreasing her moment of inertia by a factor of two. How does her angular speed changes?

A) It is reduced by a factor of two.
B) It is reduced by a factor of four.
C) It increases by a factor of two.
D) It increases by a factor of four.
E) It doesn't change.


C

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Which statement about asteroids is not true?

A) Many, but not all, orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt. B) If we could put all the asteroids together, they would make an object about the size of Earth. C) Most asteroids are not spherical in shape. D) Some are more like loosely bound piles of rubble than solid chunks of rock.

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Suppose one's hand exerts a force of 12 N upward on a book weighing 10 N. The reaction to the force of the hand on the book is a force of

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The microstructure of the grains of solid ? and ? phases that form in the lead-tin eutectic reaction is _____________ of the ? and ? phases.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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