Acceleration is sometimes expressed in multiples of g, where is the acceleration of an object due to the earth's gravity. In a car crash, the car's forward velocity may go from to in How many g's are experienced, on average, by the driver?

A) 20 g
B) 14 g
C) 24 g
D) 26 g


A

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40, and the coefficient of kinetic friction is 0.30. What is the force of friction on the box? A) 32 N B) 200 N C) 220 N D) 250 N E) 620 N

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Synchrotron radiation is produced by

a. objects with temperature below 10,000 K. b. high-velocity electrons moving through a magnetic field. c. cold hydrogen atoms in space. d. the collapsing cores of massive stars. e. helium flash.

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What is the approximate temperature of the universe (as a whole) today?

A) 3K B) 3000K C) 300K D) The universe cannot be said to have a single temperature.

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