It was a dark and stormy night, when suddenly you saw a flash of lightning. Three-and-a-half seconds later you heard the thunder. Given that the speed of sound in air is about 340 m/s, how far away was the lightning bolt?

A team of engineers is working together to design a new airplane. The team members each live in different cities. For which purpose is the Internet most useful to the team?

Which statement is true for the hang time of a projectile? A) It can be calculated solely by knowing the horizontal component of the velocity. B) It can be calculated solely by knowing the vertical component of the velocity of projection.

Why there is a difference between 'actual' mechanical advantage and 'ideal' mechanical advantage.

How do we solve problems that involve universal gravitation?

What is the final phase of mitosis

The first law of thermodynamics states that ΔE = Q - W. Is this also a statement of the principle of conservation of energy? Yes, the heat added and the change in internal energy of the gas equal the work done by the piston.

How can we calculate the density of a sustance that has irregular volume

A two stage rocket leaves its launch pad moving vertically with an average acceleration of 4 m/s2. at 10 s after launch the first stage of the rocket (now without fuel) is released.

A liquid filled sealed system has cylinders with movable pistons on each end. The face of one piston has an area of 5 cm². The other piston has an area of 500 cm² and is supporting a weight of 2 kN on it.

A turntable is spinning on a frictionless axle when a ball of putty is dropped onto it from above. The putty sticks to the turntable when it lands. Is angular momentum conserved for the turntable and putty (the system) during this process?