Pressure (P) waves can travel through a liquid, but shear (S) waves cannot

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The conductivity of a semiconductor sharply increases when 400 nm (or shorter) wavelength light is shone upon it. This is consistent with what energy gap for this material?

A) 5.2 eV B) 3.6 eV C) 3.1 eV D) 1.0 eV E) 0.45 eV

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A car with good tires on a dry road can decelerate at about 5.0 m/s2 when braking. Suppose a car is initially traveling at 55 mi/h. (a.) How much time does it take the car to stop? (b.) What is the stopping distance?

What will be an ideal response?

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Refer to the sketch above of an H-R diagram for a star cluster. Which statement about this cluster is true?

A) It is probably located in the disk of the galaxy. B) It contains some stars that will soon undergo supernova explosions. C) It is probably located in a globular cluster. D) It is probably embedded in a molecular cloud in which new stars are being born.

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