When light passes from a material with a high index of refraction into material with a low index of refraction:
a. none of the light is reflected.
b. some light is reflected without a change of phase.
c. some light is reflected with a 180° change of phase.
d. the light that is not reflected has a 180° change of phase.
b
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An airplane in a wide sweeping "outside" loop can create zero gees inside the aircraft cabin. What must be the radius of curvature of the flight path for an aircraft moving at 150 m/s to create a condition of "weightlessness" inside the aircraft?
a. 1 150 m b. 1 800 m c. 2 300 m d. 3 600 m
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion states that
A) action and reaction are equal and opposite B) force equals mass times acceleration C) an object moves at a constant velocity unless a force acts D) the force of gravity decreases with increasing distance
A car travels around an unbanked highway curve (radius 0.15 km) at a constant speed of 25 m/s. What is the magnitude of the resultant force acting on the driver, who weighs 0.80 kN?
a. 0.87 kN b. 0.34 kN c. 0.80 kN d. 0.00 kN e. 0.67 kN