Is the Chernobyl accident an advertisement for passive reactor safety features? Explain
What will be an ideal response?
The Chernobyl accident was due mostly to human mess-ups. The operators were
contravening the manual to do a poorly-thought-out experiment. Passive safety constraints
cannot contain willful stupidity.
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Specific Heat: A person consumes a snack containing 14 food calories (14 kcal). What is the power this food produces if it is to be "burned off" due to exercise in 6 hours? (1 cal = 4.186 J)
A. 2.7 W B. 9763 W C. 0.6 W D. 0.0027 W
Which statement accurately describes how our Sun fits into the mass range of stars?
A) The Sun is completely average, with half of all stars being more massive than the Sun and half of all stars being less massive than the Sun. B) The Sun is near the bottom of the overall mass range. C) The Sun is near the top of the overall mass range. D) The Sun is near the middle of the overall mass range, but most stars are more massive than the Sun. E) The Sun is near the middle of the overall mass range, but most stars are less massive than the Sun.
The antinode of a standing wave represents a point of
A. no motion B. maximum motion
A wire has resistance R. A second wire has twice the length, twice the diameter, and twice the resistivity of the first wire. What is its resistance?
a. 8R b. R c. R/4 d. The resistance is not given.