The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is only one-sixth of that on Earth, and the Moon has no atmosphere
If you hit a baseball on the Moon with the same effort (and therefore at the speed and angle) as on Earth, how far would the ball would travel on the Moon compared to on Earth? Neglect air resistance on Earth. A) 1/6 as far as on Earth
B) 36 times as far as on Earth
C) the same distance as on Earth
D) 6 times as far as on Earth
E) as far as on Earth
D
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A. less than the fish's actual distance. B. equal to the fish's actual distance. C. greater than the fish's actual distance.
The second brightest object in the sky is
a. the Sun. b. the Moon. c. Venus. d. Mars.
A charge of 2.00 ?C flows onto the plates of a capacitor when it is connected to a 12.0-V battery. How much work was done in charging this capacitor?
A) 6.00 ?J B) 24.0 ?J C) 12.0 ?J D) 144 ?J E) 576 J
When did humans learn that the Earth is not the center of the universe?
A) within the past 500 years B) about 2,500 years ago C) about 1,000 years ago D) We haven't; there is still considerable scientific debate about whether Earth is the center of the universe.