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There are many theories as to why ice ages occur. The currently accepted theory is that ice ages are caused by _____.

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Earlier in the text this question is provided for, you should be able to find the passage, "The currently accepted theory attributes ice ages to small changes in Earth's orbit, known as Milankovitch cycles. These cycles describe how Earth's orbit gradually changes shape from more circular to more elliptical and back again. This happens roughly every 100,000 years. The orbital changes take Earth nearer and further from the Sun, which would affect the amount of energy reaching Earth."

Answer: Small changes in Earth's orbit

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Since, the reading of the galvanometer is 0 A, the voltage across the resistance R will be:

Step 1

VR = V2

VR = 3.00v

Step 2

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Explanation:

The impulse exerted on an object is equal to the change in momentum of the object. Mathematically:

$I=\Delta p = m(v-u)$

where

m is the mass of the object

v is the final velocity of the object

u is the initial velocity

$\Delta p$ is the change in momentum

I is the impulse

In the collision in this problem,

m = 1300 kg is the mass of the car

u = 11 m/s is the initial velocity

v = -2.5 m/s is the final velocity (negative, since it is in the opposite direction)

Substituting, we find

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-18,000 kg m/s

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A 100 kg marble slab falls off a skyscraper and falls 200 m to the ground without hitting anyone. Its fall stops within millisec

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Answer:

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Explanation:

given,

mass of marble = 100 Kg

height of fall = 200 m

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using conservation of energy

Potential energy = heat energy

$m g h = m C_{marble}\Delta T$

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The question involves a ping-pong ball that is held submerged in a bucket by a string attached to the bottom of the bucket.

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A block of ice with mass 5.50 kg is initially at rest on a frictionless, horizontal surface. A worker then applies a horizontal

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Answer:

A) 3.13 m/s

B) 5.34 N

C) W = 26.9 J

Explanation:

We are told that the position as a function of time is given by;

x(t) = αt² + βt³

Where;

α = 0.210 m/s² and β = 2.04×10^(−2) m/s³ = 0.0204 m/s³

Thus;

x(t) = 0.21t² + 0.0204t³

A) Velocity is gotten from the derivative of the displacement.

Thus;

v(t) = x'(t) = 2(0.21t) + 3(0.0204t²)

v(t) = 0.42t + 0.0612t²

v(4.5) = 0.42(4.5) + 0.0612(4.5)²

v(4.5) = 3.1293 m/s ≈ 3.13 m/s

B) acceleration is gotten from the derivative of the velocity

a(t) = v'(t) = 0.42 + 2(0.0612t)

a(4.5) = 0.42 + 2(0.0612 × 4.5)

a(4.5) = 0.9708 m/s²

Force = ma = 5.5 × 0.9708

F = 5.3394 N ≈ 5.34 N

C) Since no friction, work done is kinetic energy.

Thus;

W = ½mv²

W = ½ × 5.5 × 3.1293²

W = 26.9 J

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