A spinning ice skater is able to control the rate at which she rotates by pulling in her arms. We can best understand this effect by observing that in this process:
A) her angular momentum remains constant.
B) her moment of inertia remains constant.
C) her kinetic energy remains constant.
D) her total velocity remains constant.
E) she is subject to a constant non-zero torque.
A
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The nucleus of an atom contains
a. protons c. electrons b. neutrons d. all of the above
The strong nuclear force is involved in:
A) binding together atomic nuclei. B) developing the majority of nuclear energy. C) the radioactive decay of certain kinds of nuclear particles. D) the attraction of atomic nuclei over macroscopic distances.