It is often easier to keep a heavy object sliding than it is to start it sliding in the first place

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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A. 10 cm B. -40 cm C. -50 cm D. 40 cm E. 50 cm

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A metallic sheet has a large number of slits, 5.0 mm wide and 20 cm apart, and is used as a diffraction grating for microwaves. A wide parallel beam of microwaves is incident normally on the sheet

What is the smallest microwave frequency for which only the central maximum occurs? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s) A) 1.0 GHz B) 2.0 GHz C) 0.70 GHz D) 0.50 GHz E) 1.5 GHz

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A body on the surface of the Earth weighs 400 lb. The radius of the Earth is about 4,000 miles. If this same body were placed on a 4,000-mile-high tower, its weight would be __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to the greenhouse effect

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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