Will Pluto eventually collide with Neptune?
A) No, because Pluto's orbit is completely inside Neptune's orbit.
B) No, because Pluto's orbit is completely outside Neptune's orbit.
C) No, because the two planets have an orbital resonance that prevents them from colliding.
D) No, because Pluto's orbit never comes anywhere close to Neptune's orbit.
E) Yes.
C
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a. 0.5d b. 2d c. 4d d. 8d
Two parallel conductors are carrying currents in the same direction. The currents are non-zero and not necessarily equal. The magnitude of the magnetic field midway between them is 40 mT. If one of the currents then has its direction reversed, what is the resulting magnitude of the magnetic field midway between them?
a. It could be any value. c. a value less than 40 mT b. 40 mT d. a value greater than 40 mT
Rotational Kinetic Energy: A solid ball of mass 1.0 kg and radius 10 cm rolls with a forward speed of 10 m/s when it comes to a hill. There is enough friction on the hill to keep the ball from slipping as it rolls up.(a) How high vertically up the hill can the ball roll before coming to rest?(b) How high vertically could the ball go if the hill were totally frictionless?(c) How is it that the ball can go higher with friction than without friction?
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Suppose that a ship is accelerating through space in such a way that the passengers are experiencing a constant force (resulting from the thrust of the ship) equivalent to the total weight of the ship and passengers on Earth. From the point of view of observers on Earth, how does the ship accelerate?
A) At first, it has a nearly constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2. But as it approaches the speed of light, its acceleration gradually slows in such a way that it never stops accelerating, but it never reaches the speed of light either. B) It has a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2, therefore increasing its speed by 9.8 m/s with each passing second. C) At first, it has a large acceleration, much larger than 9.8 m/s2. But when it reaches the speed of light it stops accelerating. D) It has a constant acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 until it reaches a speed of half the speed of light. Then its acceleration suddenly slows so that it can't go much faster.