The energy to extend a crack in a stressed material comes from _________of stresses along the crack surface.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


relaxation

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Materials A, B, and C have R values of 1, 4, and 8 ft2-°F-hr/Btu, respectively. If the rate of heat transfer through material A alone is 20 Btu/hr, then the rate of heat transfer through the combination of A, B and C is _____

a. 1.5 b. 2.5 c. 4.0 d. 7.0 e. 80 Btu/hr

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A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 8,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope. The count rate 24 minutes later is 1,000 counts per minute. The half-life of the radioisotope is __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A big and a small person wish to parachute at equal terminal velocities. The big person should

A) jump first. B) jump lightly. C) pull upward on the supporting strands to decrease the downward net force. D) get a larger parachute. E) none of the above

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