"The <span>ground is positively charged and the clouds are negatively charged " is the statement among the statements given in the question that </span><span>best explains the movement of electric current from the clouds to the ground during a lightning storm. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "C". </span>
Answer:
D. Both occur between objects independently whether they are in contact or not.
Explanation:
- The gravitational force is a force that is exerted between two (or more) objects having mass. This force is always attractive and its magnitude is given by

where G is the gravitational constant, m1 and m2 are the two masses, and r is the distance between the two masses.
- The electrical force is a force that is exerted between two (or more) objects having electrical charge. It can be either attractive or repulsive, depending on the sign of the two charges, and its magnitude is given by

where k is the Coulomb's constant, q1 and q2 are the two charges, and r the distance between the two charges.
Looking at both formulas, we see that the two forces are present even when the two objects are not in contact with each other (in fact, r can assume any value in the formula). They are said to be non-contact forces. Therefore, the correct option is
D. Both occur between objects independently whether they are in contact or not.
Answer: The force constant k is 10600 kg/s^2
Step by step:
Use the law of energy conservation. When the elevator hits the spring, it has a certain kinetic and a potential energy. When the elevator reaches the point of still stand the kinetic and potential energies have been transformed to work performed by the elevator in the form of friction (brake clamp) and loading the spring.
Let us define the vertical height axis as having two points: h=2m at the point of elevator hitting the spring, and h=0m at the point of stopping.
The total energy at the point h=2m is:

The total energy at the point h=0m is:

The two Energy values are to be equal (by law of energy conservation), which allows us to determine the only unknown, namely the force constant k:

There are missing data in the text of the problem (found them on internet):
- speed of the car at the top of the hill:

- radius of the hill:

Solution:
(a) The car is moving by circular motion. There are two forces acting on the car: the weight of the car

(downwards) and the normal force N exerted by the road (upwards). The resultant of these two forces is equal to the centripetal force,

, so we can write:

(1)
By rearranging the equation and substituting the numbers, we find N:

(b) The problem is exactly identical to step (a), but this time we have to use the mass of the driver instead of the mass of the car. Therefore, we find:

(c) To find the car speed at which the normal force is zero, we can just require N=0 in eq.(1). and the equation becomes:

from which we find
<span>A physical change is any change that alters the form or appearance of a substance but does not change it into another substance
-Some of the physical properties may be altered, but the chemical composition stays the same
-Examples: Bending, Crushing, Cutting, Melting, Freezing, Boiling</span>