Which of the following best describes pseudoscience?

A Navy vessel is traveling due north during wartime. A torpedo has been launched by an enemy directly toward the stern (rear) of

Anika [276]

Answer:

The correct option is;

B) No, the Navy vessel is slower

Explanation:

The speed of some torpedoes can be as high as 370 km/h. The average speed of a fast Navy vessel is approximately 110 km/h

Therefore, the torpedoes travel approximately 3 times as fast as the (slower) Navy vessel, such that the torpedo covers three times the distance of the Navy vessel in the same time and therefore, if the Navy vessel and the torpedo continue in a straight line (in the same direction) due north the vessel can not outrun the torpedo

Therefore, no the Navy vessel travels slower than a torpedo.

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2 years ago

A homeowner is trying to move a stubborn rock from his yard. By using a a metal rod as a lever arm and a fulcrum (or pivot point

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Answer:

L = 1.545 m

Explanation:

Let the total length of the rod is L

now the torque must applied on the other end of the rod so that it will balance the torque due to weight of rock on other side of fulcrum

so we will have

$mg \times d = F(L - d)$

so we have

$325\times 9.8 \times 0.266 = F(L - 0.266)$

F = 663 N

$848 = 663(L - 0.266)$

$L = 1.545 m$

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3 years ago

If a ping pong ball and a golf ball are both moving in the same direction with the same amount of kinetic energy, the speed of t

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If the kinetic energy of each ball is equal to that of the other,
then

(1/2) (mass of ppb) (speed of ppb)² = (1/2) (mass of gb) (speed of gb)²

Multiply each side by 2:

(mass of ppb) (speed of ppb)² = (mass of gb) (speed of gb)²

Divide each side by (mass of gb) and by (speed of ppb)² :

(mass of ppb)/(mass of gb) = (speed of gb)²/(speed of ppb)²

Take square root of each side:

√ (ratio of their masses) = ( 1 / ratio of their speeds)²

By trying to do this perfectly rigorously and elegantly, I'm also
using up a lot of space and guaranteeing that nobody will be
able to follow what I have written. Let's just come in from the
cold, and say it the clear, easy way:

If their kinetic energies are equal, then the product of each
mass and its speed² must be the same number.

If one ball has less mass than the other one, then the speed²
of the lighter one must be greater than the speed² of the heavier
one, in order to keep the products equal.

The pingpong ball is moving faster than the golf ball.

The directions of their motions are irrelevant.

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3 years ago

what happens to the period of revolution for the planets as they move farther away in position from the sun

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It increases. Mercury takes 88 days to orbit the sun once. The Earth takes a year. Pluto takes 248 years.

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3 years ago

At a meeting of physics teacher in Montana, the teachers were asked to calculate where a flour sack would land if dropped from a

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At a distance of 469.2 m from the original point below the airplane.

Explanation:

First of all, we have to calculate the time it takes for the sack to reach the ground.

To do so, we just analyze its vertical motion, which is a free-fall motion, so we can use the suvat equation:

$s=ut+\frac{1}{2}at^2$

where, taking downward as positive direction:

s = 300 m is the vertical displacement

u = 0 is the initial vertical velocity

t is the time

$a=g=9.8 m/s^2$ is the acceleration of gravity

Solving for t, we find the it takes for the sack to reach the ground:

$t=\sqrt{\frac{2s}{a}}=\sqrt{\frac{2(300)}{9.8}}=7.82 s$

Now we analyze the horizontal motion. The horizontal velocity of the pack is constant (since there are no forces along the horizontal direction) and equal to the initial speed of the airplane, so:

$v_x = 60 m/s$