Name the type of simple machine: A ramp on the back of a moving van.

Define light yearend explain how and why light years are used to measure distances in the universe

yan [13]

Light years are the distance light can travel in a full year. They are used because there are really big distances in the universe that are easier to measure with a really large form of measurement (light years).

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3 years ago

A light ray in air enters and passes through a block of glass. What can be stated with regard to its speed after it emerges from

Alik [6]

Answer:

Speed is same as that before it entered glass.

Explanation:

Given:

A light ray enters and passes through the glass as shown in the diagram.

We have to analyze its speed.

Speed of light in air is $3\times 10^8\ ms^-^1$ and speed of light in glass is $2.25\times 10^8\ ms^-^1$

Whenever a light ray enters a glass block or slab there is bending of light at the interface of the two media.

So speed of light will decrease in glass medium and again it passes to the air.

So

Speed of light in air will again increase or will be equivalent to the earlier speed when it was entering the glass block.

Finally

Speed is same as that before it entered glass as it in the same medium (air).

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3 years ago

The difference in the composition of the terrestrial planets and the gas giants can be explained by the different condensation

miv72 [106K]

The inner planets are usually rocky because the gravitational pull is stronger closer to the star or in this case the sun. The dust and rocky particles that are left over after a super nova or in a nebula will tend to orbit closer to a proto-star when a solar system is in its early days. In our solar system these planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Gases are less dense and will be less affected by the pull of gravity because rocky particles have more mass. The outer planets are gas giants formed from clouds of gas that would be further out in the spinning disk around a proto-star.

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4 years ago

In a cyclotron, the orbital radius of protons with energy 300 keV is 16.0 cm . You are redesigning the cyclotron to be used inst

Archy [21]

Answer:

16 cm

Explanation:

For protons:

Energy, E = 300 keV

radius of orbit, r1 = 16 cm

the relation for the energy and velocity is given by

$E = \frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$

So, $v = \sqrt{\frac{2E}{m}}$ .... (1)

Now,

$r = \frac{mv}{Bq}$

Substitute the value of v from equation (1), we get

$r = \frac{\sqrt{2mE}}{Bq}$

Let the radius of the alpha particle is r2.

For proton

So, $r_{1} = \frac{\sqrt{2m_{1}E}}{Bq_{1}}$ ... (2)

Where, m1 is the mass of proton, q1 is the charge of proton

For alpha particle

So, $r_{2} = \frac{\sqrt{2m_{2}E}}{Bq_{2}}$ ... (3)

Where, m2 is the mass of alpha particle, q2 is the charge of alpha particle

Divide equation (2) by equation (3), we get

$\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}=\frac{q_{2}}{q_{1}}\times \sqrt{\frac{m_{1}}{m_{2}}}$

q1 = q

q2 = 2q

m1 = m

m2 = 4m

By substituting the values

$\frac{r_{1}}{r_{2}}=\frac{2q}}{q}}\times \sqrt{\frac{m}}{4m}}=1$

So, r2 = r1 = 16 cm

Thus, the radius of the alpha particle is 16 cm.

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3 years ago

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How does volcanic ash in earth's atmosphere affect solar radiation?

Irina-Kira [14]

The answer is it increases the amount of solar radiation that is redirected into space. Most of the particles emitted from volcanoes cool the earth by covering entering solar radiation. The cooling result can last for months to years contingent on the features of the eruption.

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4 years ago

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