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2 years ago

Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of which kind of energy stored in rock subjected to great forces?

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The correct answer is (c.) elastic. Most earthquakes are produced by the rapid release of elastic energy that was stored in rocks that have been subjected to great forces. This makes the rock's energy to exceed and eventually breaks the rock due to the vibrations of an earthquake.

expeople1 [14]2 years ago

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Answer: Elastic

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quester [9]

Answer:

c) 8.3 x 10^24 molecules

Explanation:

First of all, we convert the volume of the glass of water from mL to $cm^3$ :

$V=250 mL = 250 cm^3$

The relationship between mass and volume is:

$d=\frac{M}{V}$

where

$d=1.00 g/cm^3$ is the density of water

M is the total mass of the glass of water

$V=250 cm^3$ is the volume of the water in the glass

Solving for M,

$M=dV=(1.00)(250)=250 g = 0.250 kg$

Now we know that the mass of a single molecule of water is

$m=3.0\cdot 10^{-26}kg$

The total mass of the water in the glass can be written as

$M=Nm$

where

N is the number of molecules in the glass of water

Solving for N, we find:

$N=\frac{M}{m}=\frac{0.250}{3.0\cdot 10^{-26}}=8.3\cdot 10^{24}$

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3 years ago

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. A brief laser pulse is fired at the

Fofino [41]

Answer:

d = 2,042 10-3 m

Explanation:

The laser diffracts in the circular slit, so the process equation is

d sin θ= m λ

The first diffraction minimum occurs for m = 1

We can use trigonometry in the mirror

tan θ = Y / L

Where L is the distance from the Moon to Earth

Since the angle is extremely small

tan θ = sin θ / cos θ

Cos θ = 1

tant θ = sin θ = y / L

We replace

d y / L = λ

d = λ L / y

Let's calculate

d = 532 10⁻⁹ 3.84 10⁶/1 10³

d = 2,042 10-3 m

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2 years ago

An airplane flies 2500 miles east in 245 seconds what is the velocity of the plane?

forsale [732]

Speed = (distance) / (time)

Speed = (

Velocity = speed, and its direction

The velocity of the plane is 10.2 miles per second East.

(about 48 times the speed of sound)

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3 years ago

a heavy jar sits on top of a 3.4 m shelf with a gravitational potential energy of 180 j. What is the mass of the jar?

sp2606 [1]

Answer:

5.2941176471 kg or 5294.1 grams

Explanation:

g.p.e= mgh

g.p.e/gh=m

180j/10×3.4= m

180/34= m

5.2941 kg= m

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2 years ago

Calculate the orbital period of a dwarf planet found to have a semimajor axis of a = 4.0x 10^12 meters in seconds and years.

padilas [110]

Explanation:

We have,

Semimajor axis is $4\times 10^{12}\ m$

It is required to find the orbital period of a dwarf planet. Let T is time period. The relation between the time period and the semi major axis is given by Kepler's third law. Its mathematical form is given by :

$T^2=\dfrac{4\pi ^2}{GM}a^3$

G is universal gravitational constant

M is solar mass

Plugging all the values,

$T^2=\dfrac{4\pi ^2}{6.67\times 10^{-11}\times 1.98\times 10^{30}}\times (4\times 10^{12})^3\\\\T=\sqrt{\dfrac{4\pi^{2}}{6.67\times10^{-11}\times1.98\times10^{30}}\times(4\times10^{12})^{3}}\\\\T=4.37\times 10^9\ s$

Since,

$1\ s=3.17\times 10^{-8}\ \text{years}\\\\4.37\times 10^9\ s=4.37\cdot10^{9}\cdot3.17\cdot10^{-8}\\\\4.37\times 10^9\ s=138.52\ \text{years}$

So, the orbital period of a dwarf planet is 138.52 years.

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