When a jet plane exceeds the speed of sound, a(n) ______________ forms, resulting in a sonic boom

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


shock wave

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What did Carl Sagan mean when he said that we are all "star stuff"?

A) that life would be impossible without energy from the Sun B) that the Earth formed at the same time as the Sun C) that the carbon, oxygen, and other elements essential to life were created by fusion in stellar cores D) that the Sun formed from the interstellar medium: the "stuff" between the stars E) that the universe contains billions of stars

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Which one of the following capacitances in series with a 100-? resistor and 15-mH coil will give a total impedance of 110 ? at 2.0 kHz?

A) 0.56 ?F B) 0.14 mF C) 46 ?F D) 10 ?F

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Charge of uniform density (0.30 nC/m2) is distributed over the xy plane, and charge of uniform density (?0.40 nC/m2) is distributed over the yz plane. What is the magnitude of the resulting electric field at any point not in either of the two charged planes?

a. 40 N/C b. 34 N/C c. 28 N/C d. 46 N/C e. 6.0 N/C

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