Answer:
A. The upward pressure gradient force is balanced by gravity.
Explanation:
A. is correct because the pressure difference is actually generated by gravity. As in the following formula for the pressure at different points:

where
are the pressure at 2 points, ρ is the density of the fluid, g is the gravitational constant, and h is the height difference.
B is incorrect because friction in air is too small to make an effect.
C is incorrect because the Coriolis force is horizontal, not vertical.
D is incorrect because a difference of 500 hPa = 50000 Pa, this is half of the atmospheric pressure.
E is incorrect because temperature cannot generate force.
Answer:
Answer for the question is given in the attachment.
Explanation:
Answer:
(a) Potential energy of the child is converted into the kinetic energy at the bottom off the slide and a part of which is lost into friction generating heat between the contact surfaces.
(b) 
Explanation:
Given:
- mass of the child,

- height of the slide,

- initial velocity of the child at the slide,

- final velocity of the child at the bottom of slide,

(a)
∴The initial potential energy of the child is converted into the kinetic energy at the bottom off the slide and a part of which is lost into friction generating heat between the contact surfaces.
Initial potential energy:



Kinetic energy at the bottom of the slide:



(b)
Now, the difference in the potential and kinetic energy is the total change in the thermal energy of the slide and the seat of her pants.
This can be given as:



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