A car heading north collides at an intersection with a truck of the same mass as the car heading east. If they lock together and travel at 28 m/s at 46° north of east just after the collision,
how fast was the car initially traveling? Assume that any other unbalanced forces are negligible.
A) 40 m/s B) 80 m/s C) 30 m/s D) 20 m/s
A
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a. are created in supernova explosions of the most massive stars b. result from the collision of two neutron stars c. represent the youngest pulsars detected d. result from long-term mass transfer from a companion star e. are a theoretical prediction that has not been observed
Weight and g: Planet Z-34 has a mass equal to one-third that of Earth and a radius equal to one-third that of Earth. With g representing, as usual, the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Earth, the acceleration due to gravity at the surface of Z-34 is
A. g/3. B. 3g. C. 6g. D. g/9. E. 9g.
Order these objects by size (radius) from smallest to largest:
A) 3 solar mass black hole, 3 solar mass neutron star, 0.5 solar mass white dwarf, 1 solar mass white dwarf. B) 0.5 solar mass white dwarf, 1 solar mass white dwarf, a 3 solar mass neutron star, a 3 solar mass black hole. C) 3 solar mass neutron star, 3 solar mass black hole, 1 solar mass white dwarf, 0.5 solar mass white dwarf. D) 3 solar mass black hole, 3 solar mass neutron star, 1 solar mass white dwarf, 0.5 solar mass white dwarf. E) 0.5 solar mass white dwarf, 1 solar mass white dwarf, a 3 solar mass black hole, a 3 solar mass neutron star. F) 1 solar-mass white dwarf, 0.5 solar-mass white dwarf, a 3 solar-mass neutron star, a 3 solar-mass black hole.
If the same quantity of heat is added to both a 2-liter and a 4-liter container of water, the temperature change in the 4-liter container will be
A) less. B) the same. C) greater.