The following images show the four terrestrial planets in our solar system. Rank the planets from left to right based on the amount by which the greenhouse effect increases their surface temperatures, compared to what their temperatures would be without the greenhouse effect, from largest to smallest increase.
Answer: (LARGEST INCREASE) Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury (SMALLEST INCREASE)
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An 80-g particle moving with an initial speed of 50 m/s in the positive x direction strikes and sticks to a 60-g particle moving 50 m/s in the positive y direction. How much kinetic energy is lost in this collision?
A. 96 J B. 89 J C. 175 J D. 86 J E. 110 J
Earth's "greenhouse effect" problem is important because
A) it is a result of our use of nuclear energy, one of our prime sources of energy. B) it could cause increased skin cancer. C) it might warm up our entire planet. D) we must breath CO2 in order to live. E) CO2 is a toxic pollutant.
Two long parallel wires are separated by 4.0 cm. One of the wires carries a current of 20 A and the other carries a 30-A current. Determine the magnitude of the magnetic force on a 2.0-m length of the wire carrying the greater current
a. 7.0 mN b. 6.0 mN c. 8.0 mN d. 9.0 mN e. 4.0 mN
The person who first explained the photoelectric effect was
a. Max Planck b. Albert Einstein c. Neils Bohr d. Erwin Schroedinger e. Werner Heisenberg