When a 4-cubic-ft block of wood floats in a fluid whose weight density is 60 pounds per cubic foot, 3/4 of the block's volume is submerged. The buoyant force on the block is

a. 60 lbs.
b. 120 lbs.
c. 180 lbs.
d. 240 lbs.
e. none of the above.


d

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A) 1/4 m/s. B) 1/5 m/s. C) 1/6 m/s. D) none of the above E) not enough information

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Fragmenting during meteorite impacts caused the vesicular basalts found among the lunar samples

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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vx is the velocity of a particle moving along the x axis as shown. If x = 2.0 m at t = 1.0 s, what is the position of the particle at t = 6.0 s?

?

?

a.
?2.0 m

b.
+2.0 m

c.
+1.0 m

d.
?1.0 m

e.
6.0 m

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Kepler's third law can be used to compare the Moon's orbit around the Earth to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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