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Problem 1RCQ:
Aristotle on Motion 1. What did Aristotle believe about the relative speeds of fall for heavy and...
Problem 2RCQ:
Did Aristotle believe that forces are necessary to keep objects moving, or did he believe that, once...
Problem 3RCQ:
Galileos Concept of Inertia 3. What idea of Aristotle did Galileo discredit with his experiments on...
Problem 4RCQ:
Which dominated Galileos way of extending knowledge: philosophical discussion or experiment?
Problem 10RCQ:
Net Force 10. What is the net force on a box that is being pushed to the right with 50 N of force...
Problem 11RCQ:
What two properties are necessary for a vector quantity?
Problem 12RCQ:
The Equilibrium Rule 12. Name the force that occurs in a rope when both ends are pulled in opposite...
Problem 15RCQ:
One bowling ball sits at rest, and another bowling ball rolls down a lane at constant speed. Which...
Problem 16RCQ:
Support Force 16. Why is the support force on an object often called the normal force?
Problem 17RCQ:
When you weigh yourself, how does the support force of the scale acting on you compare to the...
Problem 18RCQ:
The Force of Friction 18. How does the direction of a friction force compare with the direction of...
Problem 19RCQ:
If you push to the right on a heavy piece of furniture and it slides, what is the direction of...
Problem 20RCQ:
Suppose you push to the right on a heavy piece of furniture, but not hard enough to make it slide....
Problem 21RCQ:
If you push a heavy piece of furniture and it slides at constant velocity, how much friction acts on...
Problem 23RCQ:
Why do we say that velocity is a vector and speed is not?
Problem 27RCQ:
What is the acceleration of an object that moves at constant velocity? What is the net force on the...
Problem 34PAC:
Show that the average speed of a rabbit that runs a distance of 30 m in a time of 2 s is 15 m/s.
Problem 36PAC:
Show that the acceleration of a car that can go from rest to 100 km/h in 10 s is 10 km/h-s.
Problem 37PAC:
Show that the acceleration of a hamster is 5 m/s2 when it increases its velocity from rest to 10 m/s...
Problem 39PAC:
Show that a freely falling rock drops a distance of 45 m when it falls from rest in 3 s.
Problem 40TAS:
Find the strength of the net force produced by a 30-N force and a 20-N force in each of the...
Problem 41TAS:
Lucy Lightfoot stands with one foot on one bathroom scale and her other foot on a second bathroom...
Problem 42TAS:
Henry Heavyweight weighs 1200 N and stands on a pair of bathroom scales in such a way that one scale...
Problem 43TAS:
The sketch shows a painters scaffold in mechanical equilibrium. The person in the middle weighs 500...
Problem 44TAS:
A different scaffold that weighs 400 N supports two painters, one weighing 500 N and the other...
Problem 45TAS:
A horizontal force of 120 N is required to push a book-case across a floor at a constant velocity....
Problem 46TAS:
Driving along the toad at 88 km/h, Reckless Rick runs into Hapless Harry, who is directly in front...
Problem 47TAS:
An airplane with an airspeed of 90 km/h lands on a runway where the wind speed is 40 km/h. (a) What...
Problem 48TAS:
(a) Show that the average speed of a tennis ball is 48 m/s when it travels the full length of the...
Problem 49TAS:
(a) Show that Leslies average speed is 10 km/h when she runs to the store 5 km away in 30 min. (b)...
Problem 50TAS:
(a) Show that the acceleration is 7.5 m/s2 for a ball that starts from rest, rolls down a ramp, and...
Problem 51TAS:
Lillian rides her bicycle along a straight road at an average velocity v. (a) Write an equation...
Problem 52TAS:
Extend Table 1.2 (which gives values from 0 to 5 s) from 6 s to 10s, assuming no air resistance.
Problem 53TAS:
A car races on a circular track of radius r. (a) Write an equation for the cars average speed when...
Problem 54TAS:
A ball is thrown straight up with an animal speed of 30 m/s. (a) How much time does it take for the...
Problem 55TAS:
A ball is thrown straight up with enough speed so that it is in the air for several seconds. (a)...
Problem 56TAS:
A school bus slows to a stop with an average acceleration of 2.0 m/s2. Show that it takes 5.0 s for...
Problem 57TAS:
An airplane starting from rest, at one end of a runway accelerates uniformly at 4.0 m/s2 for 15 s...
Problem 58TAR:
The weights of Burl, Paul and the scaffold produce tensions in the supporting ropes. Rank, from...
Problem 59TAR:
Rank, from greatest to least, the net force on the block in the four situations, A, B, C, and D.
Problem 60TAR:
Different materials. A, B, C, and D, rest on a table. (a) Rank the materials, from greatest to...
Problem 61TAR:
Three pucks, A, B, and C, are sliding across ice at the noted speeds. Air and ice friction forces...
Problem 62E:
EXERCISES (SYNTHESIS) 1.1. Aristotle on Motion 62. Knowledge can he gained by philosophical logic,...
Problem 64E:
Galileo's Concept of Inertia 64. A bawling ball rolling along a lane gradually slows as it rolls....
Problem 65E:
A space probe is carried by a rocket into outer space. A friend wonders what keeps the probe moving...
Problem 66E:
When a ball rolls down an incline, it gains speed because of gravity. When a ball rolls up an...
Problem 67E:
MassA Measure of Inertia 67. What physical quantity is a measure of how much inertia an object has?
Problem 68E:
Which has more mass: a 2-kg fluffy pillow or a 3-kg small piece of iron? Which has more volume? Why...
Problem 69E:
Is a person on a diet more accurately said to lose man or to lose weight? Defend your answer.
Problem 71E:
Gravitational force on the Moon is merely 1/6 the gravitational force on Earth. What would be the...
Problem 72E:
Net Force 72. A monkey harp stationary at the end of a vertical vine. What two forces act on the...
Problem 73E:
Suppose the monkey weighs 100 N and the vine supporting her pulls upward with a force of 120 N. What...
Problem 75E:
The Equilibrium Rule 75. Can an object be in mechanical equilibrium when only a single force acts on...
Problem 76E:
When you push downward on a book that it at rest on a table, you feel an upward force. Does this...
Problem 77E:
Nellie Newton hangs at rest from the ends of the rope as shown. How does the reading on the scale...
Problem 78E:
A hockey puck at rest is in equilibrium. Is it in equilibrium if it slides across ice at constant...
Problem 79E:
Support Force 79. An empty jug of weight W is at rest on a table. What is the support force exerted...
Problem 80E:
Place a heavy book on a table, and the table pushes up on the book. A friend reasons that the table...
Problem 81E:
The Force of Friction 81. In order to slide a heavy cabinet across the floor at constant speed, once...
Problem 82E:
Consider your desk at rest on your bedroom floor. As you and your friend start to lift it, does the...
Problem 83E:
In Figure 1.15 we see Marie pushing horizontally on a table that slides across the floor at constant...
Problem 84E:
Speed and Velocity 84. One ultralight aircraft travels due north at 100 km/h while another travels...
Problem 85E:
What is the impact speed when a car moving at 100 km/h collides with the rear of another cat...
Problem 86E:
You're in a car traveling on a highway at some specified speed limit. You see another car moving at...
Problem 87E:
Emily Easy go can paddle a canoe in still water at 8 km/h, How successful will she be at canoeing...
Problem 88E:
Acceleration 88. Grade says acceleration is how fast you go. Alex says acceleration is how fast you...
Problem 89E:
What is the acceleration of a Tesla automobile that maintain a constant velocity of 150 km/h?
Problem 90E:
What is the acceleration of a car that moves at a steady velocity of 100 km/h for 100 s? Why is this...
Problem 91E:
Correct your friend who says, "Japan's bullet trains can easily round a curve at a constant velocity...
Problem 92E:
Suppose that a freely falling object were somehow equipped with a speedometer. By how much would its...
Problem 93E:
Consider a freely falling object dropped from rest. What is its acceleration at its end of 5 s? At...
Problem 94DQ:
Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years. A friend says that initial forces...
Problem 95DQ:
In answer to the question "What keeps Earth moving around the Sun?" a friend asserts that inertia...
Problem 96DQ:
Harry the painter swings year after year from his bosun's chair. His weight is 500 N, and the rope,...
Problem 97DQ:
For the pulley system shown, what is the upper limit of the weight the strong man can lift?
Problem 98DQ:
When the strong man in Exercise 97 exerts a downward force of 900 N on the rope, how much upward...
Problem 99DQ:
In tearing a paper towel or plastic bag from a roll, discuss why a sharp jerk is more effective than...
Problem 100DQ:
Someone standing at the edge of a cliff (as in Figure 1.24) throws a ball straight up at a certain...
Problem 101DQ:
When a ball is tossed straight up, it momentarily comes to a stop at the top of its path. Is it in...
Problem 102DQ:
Suppose that a freely falling object falls from a roc position and is equipped with an odometer....
Problem 103DQ:
In the absence of air resistance, a ballplayer tosses a ball straight up. (a) By how much docs the...
Problem 104DQ:
On which of these hills does the ball roll down with increasing speed and decreasing acceleration...
Problem 105DQ:
Because Earth routes once every 24 hours, the west wall in your room moves in a direction toward you...
Problem 106DQ:
If you toss a coin straight upward while riding in a train that travels at uniform and steady motion...
Problem 107DQ:
Two balls, A and B, are released simultaneously from rest at the left end of the equal-length tracks...
Problem 108DQ:
Refer to the tracks in Exercise 107. (a) Does ball B roll faster along the lower part of track B...
Problem 1RAT:
Choose the BEST way to complete the statement. 1. Science greatly advanced when Galileo favored (a)...
Problem 2RAT:
According to Galileo, inertia is a (a) force like any other force. (b) special kind of force. (c)...
Problem 3RAT:
When a 10-kg block is simultaneously pushed eastward with a force of 20 N and westward with a force...
Problem 4RAT:
Tension is actually a force that tends to (a) stretch something. (b) compress something. (c) break...
Problem 5RAT:
The equilibrium rule, F = 0, applies to (a) objects or system at rest (b) objects or systems in...
Problem 6RAT:
When you stand on two bathroom scales, one fool on each scale with weight evenly distributed, each...
Problem 7RAT:
Your Average speed in skateboarding to your friends house is 5 m/s. It is possible that your...
Problem 8RAT:
If an object moves with constant acceleration, its velocity must (a) be constant also. (b) change by...
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Chapter 1 - Patterns Of Motion And EquilibriumChapter 2 - Newton's Laws Of MotionChapter 3 - Momentum And EnergyChapter 4 - Gravity, Projectiles, And SatellitesChapter 5 - Fluid MechanicsChapter 6 - Thermal Energy And ThermodynamicsChapter 7 - Heat Transfer And Change Of PhaseChapter 8 - Static And Current ElectricityChapter 9 - Magnetism And Electromagnetic InductionChapter 10 - Waves And Sound
Chapter 11 - LightChapter 12 - Atoms And The Periodic TableChapter 13 - The Atomic Nucleus And RadioactivityChapter 14 - Elememts Of ChemistryChapter 15 - How Atoms Bond And Molecules AttractChapter 16 - MixturesChapter 17 - How Chemicals ReactChapter 18 - Two Classes Of Chemical ReactionsChapter 19 - Organic CompoundsChapter 20 - Rocks And MineralsChapter 21 - Plate Tectonics And Earth's InteriorChapter 22 - Shaping Earth's SurfaceChapter 23 - Geologic Time - Reading The Rock RecordChapter 24 - The Oceans, Atmosphere, And Climatic EffectsChapter 25 - Driving Forces Of WeatherChapter 26 - The Solar SystemChapter 27 - Stars And GalaxiesChapter 28 - The Structure Of Space And Time
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For one- or two-semester physical science survey courses for non-science majors. Opening the Doors of Science. Conceptual Physical Science, Sixth Edition, provides a conceptual overview of basic, essential topics in physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy with optional quantitative analyses. The authors focus on concepts before computations. With its clear, friendly writing style, and strong integration of the sciences, this book connects well with all students.
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Aristotle on Motion 1. What did Aristotle believe about the relative speeds of fall for heavy and...State the law of inertia.Which has greater momentum: an automobile at rest or a moving skateboard?What did Newton discover about gravity?Give two examples of a fluid.What are the temperatures for freezing water on the Celsius and the Fahrenheit scales, respectively?...What is the role of loose electrons in heat conductors?Which part of an atom is positively charged, anti which part is negatively charged?How does the range of refrigerator magnets differ from that of common bar magnets?
What is the source of all waves?What is the principal difference between a radio wave and light? Between light and an X-ray?Explanation: The oldest element is a parent of other element, which is in oldest stars. The heaver...Explanation: The Beta Particle is an electron twisted away on or after a minute core for the period...Explanation: Chemistry: Chemistry is a branch of science which deals with the composition of...How many electrons can occupy the first shell? How many can occupy the second shell?Explanation: Mixtures: It is generally defined as the substance that consists of two or more...Explanation: Coefficient is the numbers, placed in front of the reactant or product to show the...Explanation: Rain water is naturally acidic Source of acidity of rain water is carbon dioxide The...How do two structural isomers differ from each other?Explanation: Earth is made up of different layered internal structure. The layers are the crust,...Explanation: The huge energy released from an earthquake moves as waves and they are named as...Where does most of Earths precipitation occur?Explanation: The relative dating is the science of determining the relative order of the past events...Why are temperature swings smaller over coastal lands than inland?What is the difference between humidity and relative humidity?How many known planets are in our solar system?What are constellations?Is the universe in space or is space in the universe?
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