Which process does not transfer heat energy between objects?
A. Radiation
B. Convection
C. Conduction
D. Reflection
Answer: D
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A) while walking on the Moon B) while falling from an airplane with your parachute open C) while traveling through space in an accelerating rocket D) while falling from a roof E) none of the above
A container of water is placed on a scale, and the scale reads 120. g. Now a 20.0g piece of copper (specific gravity = 8.90 ) is suspended from a thread and lowered into the water, not touching the bottom of the container
What will the scale now read? A) 140 g B) 120 g C) 138 g D) 122 g E) 112 g
A river has a steady speed of 0.30 m/s. A student swims downstream a distance of 1.2 km and returns to the starting point. If the student swims with respect to the water at a constant speed and the downstream portion of the swim requires 20 minutes, how much time is required for the entire swim?
a. 50 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 90 minutes d. 70 minutes e. 60 minutes
In the Compton effect, a photon of wavelength 
and frequency f is scattered from an electron. Initially, at rest
A. the electron gains energy from the photon so that the scattered photon's wave length is less than
B. the electron gives energy to the scattered photon so the photon's frequency is greater than f.
C. momentum is not conserved, but energy is conserved.
D. the photon loses energy so that the scattered photon has a frequency less than f.