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3 years ago

Surface currents are driven by _____. wind density salinity temperature

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The question says, what drives surface current. The correct option is A, that is wind. There are two different current system in the ocean, they are deep circulation and surface circulation. Surface current is majorly driven by the wind. The wind is capable of moving the top 400 meters of the ocean, thereby creating ocean surface current. The pattern of the surface current is determined by the direction of the wind, forces from the earth rotation and the position of the landform that interact with the current.

Gnesinka [82]3 years ago

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Surface currents are driven by wind.

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on a very muddy football field, a 120 kg linebacker tackles an 75 kg halfback. immediately before the collision, the linebacker

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Momentum
- a vector quantity; has both magnitude and direction
- has the same direction as object's velocity
- can be represented by components x & y.

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P₁ = m₁v₁
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[ P₁ = 1032 kg·m/s ] = y-component, linebacker momentum

Find halfback momentum given m₂ = 75kg, v₂ = 7.4 m/s east
P₂ = m₂v₂
P₂ = (75)(7.4)
[ P₂ = 555 kg·m/s ] = x-component, halfback momentum

Find total momentum using x and y components.
P = √(P₁)² + (P₂)²
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!! Finally, to find the magnitude of velocity, take the divide magnitude of momentum by the total mass of the players.
P = mv
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v = 1171.77/195
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If asked to find direction, take inverse tan of x and y components.
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3 years ago

A 500 kg block is attached to a horizontal spring that is at its equilibrium length, and whose force constant is 30 N/m. The blo

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Answer:

x = 0.396 m

Explanation:

The best way to solve this problem is to divide it into two parts: one for the clash of the putty with the block and another when the system (putty + block) compresses it is spring

Data the putty has a mass m1 and velocity vo1, the block has a mass m2 . t's start using the moment to find the system speed.

Let's form a system consisting of putty and block; For this system the forces during the crash are internal and the moment is preserved. Let's write the moment before the crash

p₀ = m1 v₀₁

Moment after shock

$p_{f}$ = (m1 + m2) $v_{f}$

p₀ = $p_{f}$

m1 v₀₁ = (m1 + m2) $v_{f}$

$v_{f}$ = v₀₁ m1 / (m1 + m2)

$v_{f}$ = 4.4 600 / (600 + 500)

$v_{f}$ = 2.4 m / s

With this speed the putty + block system compresses the spring, let's use energy conservation for this second part, write the mechanical energy before and after compressing the spring

Before compressing the spring

Em₀ = K = ½ (m1 + m2) $v_{f}$ ²

After compressing the spring

$E_{mf}$ = Ke = ½ k x²

As there is no rubbing the energy is conserved

Em₀ = $E_{mf}$

½ (m1 + m2) $v_{f}$ ² = = ½ k x²

x = $v_{f}$ √ (k / (m1 + m2))

x = 2.4 √ (11/3000)

x = 0.396 m

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Answer:

2(maximum), -2(minimum), -2(maximum).

Explanation:

V(t)= 2πcos πt--------------------------------------------------------------------------------(1).

Therefore, there is a need to integrate v(t) to get S(t).

S(t)= 2×sinπt + C ------------------------------------------------------------------------------(2).

Applying the condition given, we have s(0)= 0.

S(0)= 2sin ×π(0) + C.

Which means that; 0+C= 0. That is; C=0.

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Take note that; sin(π/2) = sin(5π/2) = 1 .

Also, the mass moves to its lowest position at time,t=(3/2); also, sin(3π/2) = -1.

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