Cumulonimbus clouds are associated by severe weather. They are thunderstorm clouds that bring heavy rain, snow, hail, lightning and even tornadoes.
A force of 43.8 N is required to stretch the spring a distance of 15.5 cm = 0.155 m, so the spring constant <em>k</em> is
43.8 N = <em>k</em> (0.155 m) ==> <em>k</em> = (43.8 N) / (0.155 m) ≈ 283 N/m
The total work done on the spring to stretch it to 15.5 cm from equilibrium is
1/2 (283 N/m) (0.155 m)² ≈ 3.39 J
The total work needed to stretch the spring to 15.5 cm + 10.4 cm = 25.9 cm = 0.259 m from equilibrium would be
1/2 (283 N/m) (0.259 m)² ≈ 9.48 J
Then the additional work needed to stretch the spring 10.4 cm further is the difference, about 6.08 J.
A group of students toured a limestone cave in northwest Georgia.
Which of these best explains how the limestone caves in Georgia were formed?
A. Plant roots split the rock.
B. Acidic water dissolved the rock.
C. Animals burrowed into the rock.
D. Ice formed and broke up the rock.