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3 years ago

Why was the idea of continental drift not initially accepted by many other scientists and the general public at the time?

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<span>Beyond the philosophical objections there was also initially a very serious question about what force would be sufficiently large to continue pushing large plates of rock. The original proposer of the modern theory, Wegener, has not compelling answer to this question. We now know there are convection currents in the earth mantle under the continental plates that provide such a force.</span>

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Answer:

c) $4.2*10^{-5}C$

Explanation:

Coulomb's law says that the force exerted between two charges is inversely proportional to the square of distance between them, and is given by the expression:

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In this case $q_{1}=q_{2}=q$ , so we have:

$F=\frac{kq^{2}}{r^{2}}$

Solving the equation for q, we have:

$kq^{2}=Fr^{2}$

$q^{2}=\frac{Fr^{2}}{k}$

$q=\sqrt{\frac{Fr^{2}}{k}}$

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$q=\sqrt{\frac{4.0N*(2.0m)^{2}}{9*10^{-9}\frac{Nm^{2}}{C^{2}}}}$

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Answer:

The percentage power lost in the transmission line if the voltage not stepped up is 50%.

Explanation:

Given that,

Current = 60 A

Voltage = 120 V

Resistance = 1.0 ohm

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Using formula of power

$P=I\times V$

Where,I =current

V = voltage

Put the value into the formula

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We need to calculate the percentage power lost in the transmission line

If the voltage is not stepped up

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$P'=I^2\times R$

Put the value into the formula

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The local high school is installing new bleachers at the stadium and must also add handrails to meet code. The students know the

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Answer:

The handrails must be approximately 10.63 meters long

Explanation:

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The depth of the bleachers, d = 7 m

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