Sea breezes that occur near the shore are attributed to a difference between land and water with respect to what property?

a. mass density
b. coefficient of volume expansion
c. specific heat
d. emissivity


c

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As a 1.0-kg object moves from point A to point B, it is acted upon by a single conservative force which does -40 J of work during this motion. At point A the speed of the particle is 6.0 m/s and the potential energy associated with the force is +50 J. What is the potential energy at point B?

a. +72 J b. +10 J c. +90 J d. +28 J e. +68 J

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Siddhartha saved up money from his summer job to buy a powerful home theater system. When shopping for the best buy in a home theater system the sales representative informs Siddhartha that the more expensive models are worth the money because they ____.

A) amplify sound up to 160 dB B) boost frequencies below 80 Hz C) buffer sounds that reach 60 dB D) filter out frequencies below 10000 Hz

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In the formula E = mc2, what does E represent?

A) the kinetic energy of a moving object B) the radiative energy carried by light C) the gravitational potential energy of an object held above the ground D) the mass-energy, or potential energy stored in an object's mass E) the electric charge of the object

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The wearing away of soil and rock and the subsequent downslope movement of the fragments are called

a. erosion. b. weathering. c. cross-cutting. d. deposition.

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