A heavy rock and a light rock of the same size are falling through the air from a tall building. The one that encounters the greatest air resistance is the
C) same for both
Answer: B
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The diagram shows a plot of the temperature of the sun as a function of distance above the bottom of the photosphere. At what distance above the bottom of the photosphere is the temperature of the sun the smallest?
a. 1000 km
b. 2300 km
c. 2500 km to 4000 km
d. 500 km
e. a and c
LR Circuits: As shown in the figure, a circuit consists of a resistor R = 18 ? in series with an ideal inductor L = 33 H having no resistance. At time t = 0 s, there is a 12-A current in the circuit. When the magnetic energy of the inductor is 1600 J, what is the rate of dissipation of energy in the resistor?
A. 1700 W B. 440 W C. 870 W D. 1300 W E. 2200 W
A prismatic bar (diameter d0 5 18 mm) is loaded by force P1. A stepped bar (diameters d1 5 20 mm and d2 5 25 mm with radius of fillets R 5 2 mm) is loaded by force P2. The allowable axial stress in the material is 75 MPa. The ratio P1/P2 of the maximum permissible loads that can be applied to the bars, considering stress concentration effects in the stepped bar, is:
(A) 0.9
(B) 1.2
(C) 1.4
(D) 2.1
The value of a wavelength in the Balmer series is 410.2 nm. What is the value of n?
A) 4 B) 5 C) 6 D) 7 E) 9