Suppose you buy some inflated party balloons that are at room temperature (about 20°C). What will happen to those balloons if you take them outside on a cold day? Explain.

If a curve with a radius of 65 m is properly banked for a car traveling 75 km/h, what must be the coefficient of static friction for a car not to skid when traveling at 104 km/h?

A bag of sugar weighs 2 kg on earth. What should it weigh in newtons on the moon, where the free-fall acceleration is 1/6 that on earth? Repeat for Jupiter, where g is 2.64 times that on Earth.

What should you do if you get caught in quicksand

The circuit to the right is constructed using 9 identical batteries and 9 identical resistors. the lower left corner of the circuit is grounded. determine whether the current through each resistor is zero or non-zero.

Why are electrical wires made with metals

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