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1 year ago

Why is the sun not the major factor in the tides?

Physics

1 answer:

nirvana33 [79]1 year ago

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Answer: the moon is closer.

Explanation:

The moon is closer to the earth than the sun, which results in a larger gravitational gradient for the moon even though the sun is considerably more massive and has stronger overall gravity than the moon.

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A crate is placed on an adjustable, incline board. the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the board is 0.29.

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Let the angle be Θ (theta)

Let the mass of the crate be m.

a) When the crate just begins to slip. At that moment the net force will be equal to zero and the static friction will be at the maximum vale.

Normal force (N) = mg CosΘ

μ (coefficient of static friction) = 0.29

Static friction = μN = μmg CosΘ

Now, along the ramp, the equation of net force will be:

mg SinΘ - μmg CosΘ = 0

mg SinΘ = μmg CosΘ

tan Θ = μ

tan Θ = 0.29

Θ = 16.17°

b) Let the acceleration be a.

Coefficient of kinetic friction = μ = 0.26

Now, the equation of net force will be:

mg sinΘ - μ mg CosΘ = ma

a = g SinΘ - μg CosΘ

Plugging the values

a = 9.8 × 0.278 - 0.26 × 9.8 × 0.96

a = 2.7244 - 2.44608

a = 0.278 m/s^2

Hence, the acceleration is 0.278 m/s^2

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Tapping the surface of a pan of water generates 17.5 waves per second. If the wavelength of each wave is 45 cm, what is the spee

ElenaW [278]

Answer:

Speed of the wave is 7.87 m/s.

Explanation:

It is given that, tapping the surface of a pan of water generates 17.5 waves per second.

We know that the number of waves per second is called the frequency of a wave.

So, f = 17.5 Hz

Wavelength of each wave, $\lambda=45\ cm=0.45\ m$

Speed of the wave is given by :

$v=f\lambda$

$v=17.5\times 0.45$

v = 7.87 m/s

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Can a object have have zero velocity and nonzero acceleration?

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If a photon has frequency = 2.00 x 1014s-1 and the speed of light = 3.00 x 108ms-1, then what is its wavelength?

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Answer:

The photon has a wavelength of $1.5x10^{-6}m$

Explanation:

The speed of a wave can be defined as:

$v = \nu \cdot \lambda$ (1)

Where v is the speed, $\nu$ is the frequency and $\lambda$ is the wavelength.

Equation 1 can be expressed in the following way for the case of an electromagnetic wave:

$c = \nu \cdot \lambda$ (2)

Where c is the speed of light.

Therefore, $\lamba$ $\lambda$ can be isolated from equation 2 to get the wavelength of the photon.

$\lambda = \frac{c}{\nu}$ (3)

$\lambda = \frac{3.00x10^{8}m/s}{2.00x10^{14}s^{-1}}$

$\lambda = 1.5x10^{-6}m$

Hence, the photon has a wavelength of $1.5x10^{-6}m$

<em>Summary: </em>

Photons are the particles that constitutes light.

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