Note at least three surface features that are driven by plate tectonics
What will be an ideal response?
Rift valleys, trenches, mountain ranges, volcanic chains, faults, etc.
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A. 2.0 kg B. 4.0 kg C. 6.0 kg D. 8.0 kg E. 10 kg
A mass oscillates on the end of a spring, both on Earth and on the Moon. Where is the period the greatest?
A) Earth B) the Moon C) the same on both Earth and the Moon D) Cannot be determined from the information given.
To determine the height of a flagpole, Abby throws a ball straight up and times it. She sees that the ball goes by the top of the pole after 0.50 s and then reaches the top of the pole again after a total elapsed time of 4.1 s
How high is the pole above the point where the ball was launched? (You can ignore air resistance.) A) 10 m B) 13 m C) 16 m D) 18 m E) 26 m
How long does it take for a rotating object to speed up from 15.0 rad/s to 33.3 rad/s if it has a uniform angular acceleration of 3.45 rad/s2?
A) 4.35 s B) 5.30 s C) 9.57 s D) 10.6 s E) 63.1 s