What most strongly affects the strength of a planet's Coriolis effect?
A) a planet's distance from the Sun
B) the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
C) a planet's size and rotation rate
D) a planet's size and temperature
E) the tilt of a planet's axis
C) a planet's size and rotation rate
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a. 2 solar masses b. 2.5 solar masses c. 0.5 solar mass d. 80 solar masses e. 0.4 solar mass
A string with a mass per length of 2.00 g/m is stretched between two points that are 0.400 m apart. The third mode frequency of the stretched string is 120 Hz higher than the fundamental mode frequency. What is the tension in the string?
A. 75.0 N B. 96.0 N C. 101 N D. 120 N E. 134 N
What type of meteorite is the most abundant? Most easily found? Why the difference?
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The average intensity of the sunlight in Miami, Florida, is 1060 W/m2. What is the average value of the force exerted on a 16m2 surface that absorbs this light?
A) 7.83 × 10-5 N B) 1.63 × 10-5 N/m2 C) 2.61 × 10-5 N D) 5.65 × 10-5 N E) 0.204 × 10-5 N