Explain where at least three (3) possible sources of error could have occurred in this experiment


Possible sources of error are: inaccurate time measurements, having m1 and m2 not
exactly equal to each other, poor measurements of the height (d), friction in the
pulley system, badly calibrated riders, or string heavy enough to effect the results.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Scientists believe Saturn's moon Phoebe originated from a ____

a. large impact on Titan broke off a piece b. captured Kuiper belt object c. captured asteroid from the asteroid belt d. planetesimal that did not differentiate e. Galilean moon with an orbit that crossed into Saturn's orbit

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Spherical aberration can occur in

A) mirrors and lenses. B) mirrors but not lenses. C) lenses but not mirrors.

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