How are roller coasters designed to produce a sense that the coaster is traveling faster than it really is travelling?

How much work is required to uniformly accelerate a merry-go-round of mass 1490 kg and a radius of 7.80 m from rest to a rotational rate of 1 revolution per 8.33 s? Model the merry-go-round as a solid cylinder (I = ½ MR2).

2.5 gram sample of a radioactive element was formed in a 1960 explosion of an atomic bomb at Johnson Island in the Pacific Test Site. The half-life of the radioactive element is 28 years. How much of this element will remain after 112 years

A force of 300 N is used to move a chair a distance of 2 m. How much work is done?

A 52.0-kilogram skateboarder does a trick on a half-pipe. During the trick, he reaches a speed of 8.90 m/s. The radius of the half-pipe ramp is 3.00 meters. What is the minimum centripetal force necessary to keep the skater on the ramp?

In Millikan's experiment, the charge on each drop of oil was measured in coulombs. Imagine the same experiment, but with charges measured in a fictitious unit called a zeet (Z). Drop Charge (Z) A) 1.77 * 10⁻¹⁴ B) 4.13 * 10⁻¹⁴ C) 4.72 * 10⁻¹⁴ D) 5.

1. The horizontal and vertical components of a projectile's velocity are a. directly proportional C. independent of each other b. inversely proportional d. equal

Which features involve compression? Select the three correct answers. A. Reverse faults B. Anticlines C. Folded mountains D. Normal faults E. Monoclines

You place a cup of 210 degrees F coffee on a table in a room that is 68 degrees F, and 10 minutes later, it is 200 degrees F. Approximately how long will it be before the coffee is 180 degrees F? Use Newton's law of cooling:

What change occurs to the mass of an object when an unbalanced force is applied to it? A. The mass increases. B. The mass decreases. C. The mass remains the same. D. The mass reduces to zero. E. The mass changes by an indeterminate amount.

The equilibrium price will rise, but equilibrium quantity may increase, decrease, or stay the same if a. demand increases and supply decreases. b. demand increases and supply increases. c. demand decreases and supply increases. d.