A 100-g ball falls from a window that is 12 m above ground level and experiences no significant air resistance as it falls. What is its momentum when it strikes the ground?
A) 3.3 kg ? m/s
B) 4.8 kg ? m/s
C) 1.8 kg ? m/s
D) 1.5 kg ? m/s
E) 2.4 kg ? m/s
D
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A cable is 100-m long and has a cross-sectional area of 1 mm2. A 1000-N force is applied to stretch the cable. The elastic modulus for the cable is 1.0 × 1011 N/m2. How far does it stretch?
A) 0.001 m B) 0.01 m C) 0.10 m D) 1.0 m E) 10 m
An object is 50 cm in front of a plane mirror. Its image will be located
a. 50 cm in front of the mirror. b. at the mirror's surface. c. 50 cm behind the mirror. d. 25 cm in front of the mirror. e. 25 cm behind the mirror.
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A) along their directions of travel. B) perpendicular to their directions of travel. C) toward the Sun. D) none of the above