A boat loaded with scrap iron floats in a swimming pool. When the iron is thrown overboard, the pool level will

A) rise.
B) fall.
C) remain unchanged.


Answer: B

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A steel pipe column (E 5 210 GPa) with length L 5 4.25 m is constructed of circular tubing with outside diameter d2 5 90 mm and inner diameter d1 5 64 mm. The pipe column is fixed at the base and pinned at the top and may buckle in any direction. The Euler buckling load of the column is most nearly:


(A) 303 kN
(B) 560 kN
(C) 690 kN
(D) 720 kN

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Transverse waves travel with a speed of 283 m/s along a taut copper wire that has a diameter of 1.50 mm. What is the tension in the wire? (The density of copper is 8.93 g/cm3.)

a. 1890 N c. 631 N b. 1260 N d. 315 N

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Based on what we know about our own solar system, the discovery of hot Jupiters came as a surprise to scientists because these planets are __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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If the visible wavelengths of light range from 400 nm to 750 nm, what is the highest frequency associated with visible light?

A) 3.0 × 108 Hz B) 7.5 × 1014 Hz C) 2.3 × 1020 Hz D) 4.0 × 1014 Hz E) 5.0 × 108 Hz

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