For the same reason that you can skate around a curve at constant speed but not with constant velocity.
The DIRECTION you're going is part of your velocity, but it's not part of your speed.
If the DIRECTION changes, that's a change of velocity.
The object doesn't have to change speed to have a different velocity. A change of direction is enough to do it.
And any change of velocity is called acceleration.
The greater the mass of an object, the more inertia it has, so the object resists changes to its motion better.
Answer:
The theory of plate tectonics describes the movement of the plates across the Earth's lithosphere (the crust and upper mantle) through immense periods of time. Earth's litoshphere is composed of 7 (or 8, depending on how they are defined) major plates and many more minor plates.
The movement is attributed to different phenomena stemming from Earth's rotation, gravity, and mantle dynamics. All of these forces play a role in influencing the size, shape, and positioning of the different landmasses that currently shape our continents and islands.
Explanation:
In a nutshell, land originated from magma in the Earth's core escaping through the cracks and making its way to the ocean. The water cooled down the magma and this process created all of the land both above and below the sea. The landforms that we see all around the Earth today were formed thanks to collisions and separations of the plates thoughout billions of years.
Answer: R = 0.131 m
Explanation: The formulae for the distance between a fringe and the first (center) is given by
y = R×mλ/d
Where y = distance between first and nth fringe = 4mm = 4×10^-3m
λ = wavelength of light = 441.1nm = 441.1×10^-9m
R = distance between slits and screen =?
d = distance between slits = 0.29mm = 2.9×10^-4m
4×10^-3 = R ×2 ×441.4×10^-9/ 2.9×10^-5
Hence R = (4×10^-3) ×(2.9×10^-5)/2×441.4×10^-9
R = 1.16 × 10^-7/8.828×10^-7
R = 1.16/8.828
R = 0.131 m
