True, according to the Kinetic Molecular Theory.
Answer:
Approximately 
. (Assuming that 
, and that the tabletop is level.)
Explanation:
Weight of the book:
.
If the tabletop is level, the normal force on the book will be equal (in magnitude) to weight of the book. Hence, 
.
As a side note, the 
and 
on this book are not equal- these two forces are equal in size but point in the opposite directions.
When the book is moving, the friction 
on it will be equal to
, the coefficient of kinetic friction, times
, the normal force that's acting on it.
That is:
.
Friction acts in the opposite direction of the object's motion. The friction here should act in the opposite direction of that 
applied force. The net force on the book shall be:
.
Apply Newton's Second Law to find the acceleration of this book:
.
Explanation:
We'll call the radius r and the diameter d:
We also assume that the riders are at a distance r = d/2 = 7m from the center of the wheel.
The period of the wheel is 24s. The tangent velocity of the wheel (and the riders) will be: (2pi/T)*r = 0.8 m/s (circa).
It means that in 3 minutes (180 seconds) they'll run 0.8 m/s * 180s = 144m.
Hopefully I understood the question. If yes, that's the answer.
Answer: I am pretty sure that you should pick radio waves.
Explanation: The scientist should use radio waves. I think this because you can use the radio waves to analyze the signals from outer space. This will work much better than anything there, to analyze it the best possible.
The best I could do.
