A test tone used on a radio has a frequency of 1,000 Hz. What is the wavelength of this sound in air at normal room temperature? (The speed of sound is 344 meters per second.)


0.344 m

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A. atomic nuclei change form. B. a substance gets hot. C. atoms change mass. D. atoms get rearranged.

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A reflecting telescope differs from a refracting telescope by using:

a. a concave mirror. b. a convex mirror. c. a system of five converging lenses. d. two converging lenses. e. a single converging lens.

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In a wind tunnel the pressure on the top surface of a model airplane wing is 8.8 × 10^4 N/m and the pressure on the bottom surface is 9.0 × 10^4 N/m2 . If the area of the top and bottom surfaces of each wing is 2.0 m2, what is the total lift on the model airplane?

a. 2.0 × 10^3 N b. 8.0 × 10^3 N c. 1.6 × 10^4 N d. 3.6 × 10^4 N e. 1.0 × 10^3 N

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Which of the following metals is a constituent of iron meteorites?

A) Nickel B) Potassium C) Zinc D) Copper

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