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Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
acceleration |
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mass |
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momentum |
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velocity |
Velocity and displacement are vector quantities which means each is fully described by both a magnitude and a direction. In contrast, scalar quantities are quantities that are fully described by a magnitude only. A variable indicating a vector quantity will often be shown with an arrow symbol: \(\vec{v}\)
Sound travels fastest through which of the following media?
air |
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metal |
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vacuum |
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water |
The speed of a sound wave will vary with the medium. Sound travels fastest through media that has particles that are very close together, like metal. Thus, it travels faster through water than through air and doesn't travel at all through a vacuum (there are no particles in empty space to vibrate).
As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air __________ the lighter warm air that it is replacing.
mixes with |
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pushes under |
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cancels out |
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pushes above |
A cold front is a warm-cold air boundary with the colder air replacing the warmer. As a cold front moves into an area, the heavier cool air pushes under the lighter warm air that it is replacing. The warm air becomes cooler as it rises and, if the rising air is humid enough, the water vapor it contains will condense into clouds and precipitation may fall.
In the metric system, what prefix represents 103?
kilo |
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milli |
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centi |
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mega |
Kilo is the metric system prefix for 103.
Velocity is the rate at which an object changes position. What is the formula for velocity?
\(\vec{v} = \vec{d}t \) |
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\(\vec{v} = { t \over \vec{d} } \) |
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\(\vec{v} = { \vec{d} \over t } \) |
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none of these |
Velocity is the rate at which an object changes position. Rate is measured in time and position is measured in displacement so the formula for velocity becomes \(\vec{v} = { \vec{d} \over t } \)