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A scientist observes rock masses that have moved past each other in opposite horizontal directions. Which feature

Physics

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Reil [10]2 years ago

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Answer:

C. strike-slip fault

Explanation:

The scientist must have observed a strike- slip fault.

A fault is an evidence of brittle deformation of the crust in the presence of applied stress on earth materials. Here, the earth material is the rock subjected to tension.

Where a fault occurs, there must have been movement between two blocks of rocks. The direction of movement helps us to delineate the fault type.

When two blocks moves past each other horizontally, it is a strike-slip fault like rubbing your palms together.
When a block moves in the direction of the dip, it forms a dip-slip fault which results in a fault-block mountain characterized by graben and horst systems.

Option A, Plateau is a table landform usually a mountain with flat peak.

Option B is a bowl shaped stratigraphic pattern in which the youngest sequence is at the core of the strata or a fold.

So, the most fitting option is C, a strike-slip fault.

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Answer:

the girl must sit 2 cm from the pivot at the opposite end of the seesaw.

Explanation:

Given;

length of the seesaw, L = 4.0 m

weight of the boy, W₁ = 400 N

position of the boy from the pivot, d₁ = 1.5 m

weight of her sister, W₂ = 300 N

First, make a sketch of this information given;

0---0.5m---------------------Δ--------------------------4m

↓<--------1.5m-------> <---------x--------->↓

400 N 300N

Apply the principle of moment about the pivot, to determine the value of x;

Sum of anticlockwise moment = sum of clockwise moment

400(1.5) = 300(x)

600 = 300x

x = 600/300

x = 2 cm

Thus, the girl must sit 2 cm from the pivot at the opposite end of the seesaw.

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Alex is asked to move two boxes of books in contact with each other and resting on a rough floor. He decides to move them at the

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Answer:

Part a)

$a= 0.32 m/s^2$

Part b)

$F_c = 3.6 N$

Part c)

$F_c = 5.5 N$

Explanation:

Part a)

As we know that the friction force on two boxes is given as

$F_f = \mu m_a g + \mu m_b g$

$F_f = 0.02(10.6 + 7)9.81$

$F_f = 3.45 N$

Now we know by Newton's II law

$F_{net} = ma$

so we have

$F_p - F_f = (m_a + m_b) a$

$9.1 - 3.45 = (10.6 + 7) a$

$a = \frac{5.65}{17.6}$

$a= 0.32 m/s^2$

Part b)

For block B we know that net force on it will push it forward with same acceleration so we have

$F_c - F_f = m_b a$

$F_c = \mu m_b g + m_b a$

$F_c = 0.02(7)(9.8) + 7(0.32)$

$F_c = 3.6 N$

Part c)

If Alex push from other side then also the acceleration will be same

So for box B we can say that Net force is given as

$F_p - F_f - F_c = m_b a$

$9.1 - 0.02(7)(9.8) - F_c = 7(0.32)$

$F_c = 9.1 - 0.02 (7)(9.8) - 7(0.32)$

$F_c = 5.5 N$

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The sound source of a ship’s sonar system operates at a frequency of 22.0 kHz . The speed of sound in water (assumed to be at a

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Answer:

147.456077993 Hz

Explanation:

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