The buoyant force acting on an object is always equal to

A. the weight of the submerged portion of the object

B. the mass of the submerged portion of the object

C. the weight of the fluid the object displaces

Periodic trends vary as we move across the periodic table. In general, as you move across a row in the periodic table A) ionic size increases. B) atomic radius decreases. C) nuclear charge decreases. D) ionization energy decreases.

A motorcycle is moving at 30 m/s when the rider applies the brakes, giving the motorcycle a constant deceleration. During the 3.1 s interval immediately after braking begins, the speed decreases to 15 m/s.

Which has a larger volume: 2g aluminum or 2g water?

The diameter of the Moon is 3480 km. What is the surface area of the Moon?

What are the two major characteristics that change when air is heated and cooled? How do these characteristics change the movement of air?

Imagine that you replace the block in the video with a happy or sad ball identical to the one used as a pendulum, so that the sad ball strikes a sad ball and the happy ball strikes a happy ball.

Under what conditions will an object experience a gravitational force? Under what conditions will an object experience an electric force? Under what conditions will an object experience a magnetic force?

A basketball player pushes down with a force of 34 N on a basketball that is inflated to a gauge pressure of 9 x 104 Pa. What is the diameter of contact between the ball! and the floor?

Match these terms with their definitions: 1. unit of electrical resistance ampere 2. unit of electromotive force or electrical potential ohm 3. unit for measuring the strength of an electric current volt 4. unit of electrical power watt

In which is momentum conserved: an elastic collision or an inelastic collision?