Suppose for an unexplained reason a star near Earth started shrinking. At what stage is the gravitational force between Earth and the star the greatest?

What will most likely happen when the nail is brought near a pile of small paper clips?

An astronaut on a spacewalk catches a wrench that was lost by her partner. After catching the wrench the Astronaut will ... A. Not move as she is larger than the wrench B. Move with a constant acceleration due to the force from the wrench. C.

The Statue of Liberty is composed of copper. The smallest particle of any amount of copper is A) an atom. B) an element. C) a compound. D) a molecule.

Which describes kinetic energy A. energy of motion B. energy of position C. energy stored by a substance that can stretch D. energy stored in chemical bonds

What 2 characteristics of stars are shown in an H-R diagram?

Consider a Young's two-slit experiment in which the wavelength of light is 37% smaller than the distance between the slits.

Which of the following situations would produce an average velocity of zero? A) a round-trip to school and back B) a horse galloping in a field C) the criss-crossing path of a flying bug D) a trip, first to the moon, then onto Mars

A 111.6 g sample of iron was heated from 0°C to 20°C. It absorbed 1004 J of energy. What is the specific heat capacity of iron?

A car is driving towards a brick wall at a constant velocity (don't try this at home!) and the driver honks the horn of the car. the sound of the horn reflects from the wall and the echo is heard by the driver.

Mass number of an atom with 11 protons