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answers
If a truck accelerates from rest to 60 mph in 9 seconds, what is the truck's average
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acceleration? The unit mph stands for "miles per hour." 1 mile is 1.6 km. - correct |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




answer✔✔about 3 m/s^2 |||\\\ |||\\\




General relativity is the physics framework to understand gravity as a geometrical property of
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space-time. Which of the following phenomena is consistent with theory of the general |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




relativity?

(A)

the equival |||\\\




ence of mass and energy, famously known as
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" E=mc^2
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(B

)

time dilation where clocks tick slower in a moving frame
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with relativistic |||\\\ |||\\\




speed

(speed near the speed of light) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




.

(C)

length co |||\\\




ntraction in which the length of an object |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




moving at relativistic |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




speed

,(speed near the speed of |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




light) becomes shorter |||\\\ |||\\\




.

(D)

time invariance in which the speed of light is assumed to
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be constant in all inertial reference frame.
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(E)

gravitational lensing wh |||\\\ |||\\\




ere bright stars or galaxies |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




behind a massive celestial object can appear as |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




multiple elongated arc shapes |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




. - correct answer✔✔gravitational lensing where bright stars or galaxies behind a massive
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celestial object can appear as multiple elongated arc shapes. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




Which of the following reference frame is an example of inertial reference frame?
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(A)

Reference frame that is moving with a space shu |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




ttle that |||\\\ |||\\\




is in orbit |||\\\ |||\\\




.

(B)

Reference

frame that is moving with an airplane |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




flying at the constant speed of 500 mph horizontally |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




at a high altitude|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




.

,(C)

Reference frame that is moving with a roller coaster that |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




is going through a looptheloop.
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(D)

Reference frame that is moving with an automobile that |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




is accelerating along a straight line
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.

(E)

Any reference frame where the observer is. - correct answer✔✔(B)
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Reference

frame that is moving with an airplane |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




flying at the constant speed of 500 mph horizontally
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at a high altitude
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.



A 1300 kg car is moving at a constant speed 60 mph. The driver
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suddenly steps on the brake and the |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




road surface exerts a |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




constant friction force of 11 kN on the car. How far will the car |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




travel before it stops after the brake? Note that 1 mile is 1.6 km. - correct answer✔✔about 42
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m



A 10 cm
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×

10 cm |||\\\ |||\\\




×

, 10 cm cube of heavy metal is at the bottom
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of a water tank. The pressure at the bottom of the cube is
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(A)

larger than the pressure on the top of the cube. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




(B)

less than the pressure on the top of the cube.
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(C)

equal to the pressure on the top o |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




f the cube.
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(D

)

equal to the weight of the displaced water. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




(E)

equal to the weight of the metal cube. - correct answer✔✔(A) |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




larger than the pressure on the top of the cube |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




If an object of mass 2 kg is held 10 m above the floor,
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(A)

the object's kinetic energy is about 100 J.
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(B)

the object's gravitational po |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




tential energy is zero. |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\




(C)

the object's gravitational potential energy is about 100 J.
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(D)

the object's kinetic energy is about 200 J.
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