The volume of a given amount of gas is inversely proportional to the absolute temperature when the pressure is kept constant
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Free Fall: Abby throws a ball straight up and times it. She sees that the ball goes by the top of a flagpole after 0.50 s and reaches the level of the top of the pole after a total elapsed time of 4.1 s. What was the speed of the ball at as it passed the top of the flagpole? Neglect air resistance.
A. 6.4 m/s B. 16 m/s C. 18 m/s D. 29 m/s E. 33 m/s
In a binary system containing two neutron stars, the objects will ____
a. radiate orbital energy away as gravitational radiation and move farther apart b. radiate orbital energy away as gravitational radiation and move closer together c. exchange mass until their orbital periods become equal d. exchange mass until they are in synchronous rotation e. exchange angular momentum, lengthening the period of the pulsar
What is the significance of stromatolites?
A) They appear to be fossils of structures made by microbes long ago. B) They indicate that microbes in the distant past were much larger than bacteria of today. C) They show that the oxygen content of Earth's atmosphere was much smaller in the past. D) They are the earliest known fossils of animals.
Our primary reason for studying the theories of Ptolemy, Copernicus, and Kepler in this course is
A) to learn some history of physics and astronomy. B) to learn about the methods and the validity of science. C) so that we can understand the structure of our solar system. D) to see how these early theories of atomic physics compare with more recent studies. E) as a foundation for our later study of Newtonian physics.