As a space shuttle is launched into orbit, the direction of its acceleration
a. always points upward.
b. always points downward.
c. varies between pointing upward and pointing downward.
d. stays constant.
c
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A) 4.0 J B) 0.00 J C) 1.0 J D) 3.0 J E) 2.0 J
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You are in a train traveling on a horizontal track and notice that a piece of luggage starts to slide directly toward the front of the train. From this observation, you can conclude that this train is
A) speeding up. B) slowing down. C) changing direction. D) speeding up and changing direction. E) slowing down and changing direction.