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3 years ago

In your own words describe the motion of convection currents?

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Convection is the circular motion that occurs as hotter air or liquid increases when the cooler air or liquid drops down, and has faster moving molecules, rendering it less dense. Convection currents within the earth shift layers of magma, and currents are formed by convection in the ocean.

Black_prince [1.1K]3 years ago

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Heat energy can transfer by convection when there is a significant difference in temperature between two parts of a fluid. When this temperature difference exists, hot fluids rise and cold fluids sink, and then currents, or movements, are created in the fluid.

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With 51 gallons of fuel in its tank, the airplane has a weight of 2390.7 pounds. What is the weight of the plane with 81 gallons

Shtirlitz [24]

Answer: 2561.7 pounds

Explanation:

If we assume the total weight of an airplane (in pounds units) as a linear function of the amount of fuel in its tank (in gallons) and we make a Weight vs amount of fuel graph, which resulting slope is 5.7, we can use the slope equation of the line:

$m=\frac{Y-Y_{1}}{X-X_{1}}$ (1)

Where:

$m=5.7$ is the slope of the line

$Y_{1}=2390.7pounds$ is the airplane weight with 51 gallons of fuel in its tank (assuming we chose the Y axis for the airplane weight in the graph)

$X_{1}=51gallons$ is the fuel in airplane's tank for a total weigth of 2390.7 pounds (assuming we chose the X axis for the a,ount of fuel in the tank in the graph)

This means we already have one point of the graph, which coordinate is:

$(X_{1},Y_{1})=(51,2390.7)$

Rewritting (1):

$Y=m(X-X_{1})+Y_{1}$ (2)

As Y is a function of X:

$Y=f_{(X)}=m(X-X_{1})+Y_{1}$ (3)

Substituting the known values:

$f_{(X)}=5.7(X-51)+2390.7$ (4)

$f_{(X)}=5.7X-290.7+2390.7$ (5)

$f_{(X)}=5.7X+2100$ (6)

Now, evaluating this function when X=81 (talking about the 81 gallons of fuel in the tank):

$f_{(81)}=5.7(81)+2100$ (7)

$f_{(81)}=2561.7$ (8) This means the weight of the plane when it has 81 gallons of fuel in its tank is 2561.7 pounds.

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3 years ago

How does air resistance affect an object’s speed?

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3 years ago

How to get displacement

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3 years ago

What can happen if the president chooses to veto a law that has been passed? The law returns to being introduced in one of the h

andre [41]

Answer:

The president s decision can be overridden by a majority of Congress.

Explanation:

If congress gets the majority (2/3) vote to pass it, its passed

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3 years ago

A student is testing the kinematic equations for uniformly accelerated motion by measuring the time it takes for light-weight pl

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The most possible cause of 35% increase in time measured is due to the acceleration due to gravity which is 70% less than 9.80 m/s² at this location.

Explanation:

We know that for a linear motion

S=ut+(1/2)*a*t²

Where S= Distance covered

u= initial velocity

t=time period

a= acceleration due to gravity

Since the body is falling vertically downwards "a" is to be replaced by "g"

Moreover, The body is falling from rest "u"=0

Hence the equation reduces to S=1/2*g*t²

t²=2S/g

Since the "g" is in denominator thus a decreased value of "g" would mean increased period. Thus an increase of 35% in the period would translate to a 70% decrease in "g".

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