Explain how newton's first law of motion can be considered to be a consequence of newton's second law.

Junior slides across home plate during a baseball game. If he has a mass of 115 kg, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between him and the ground is 0.35, what is the force of friction acting on him?

Which of the following will not be useful in trying to correct spherical aberration? a. using a diaphragm to block outside rays of light b. using a combination lens made up of lenses, each of which has a different index of refraction c.

A cosmological redshift occurs because light waves coming from stars and galaxies become bluer as they travel away from us. True False

Circle the item (s) which are properties of a system: (A) Shaft work (B) Temperature (C) Volume (D) Heat (E) None of the above

The human ear canal is about 2.7 cm long and can be regarded as a tube open at one end and closed at the eardrum.

How is a star's emission spectrum used to study stars?

A 52.0 kg skateboarder does a trick on a half-pipe. During the trick, he reaches a speed of 8.90 m/s. The radius of the half-pipe ramp is 3.00 meters. What is the minimum centripetal force necessary to keep the skater on the ramp?

When you are ice skating, to get started, you push your skate backwards on the ice and, as a result, begin to move forward. Which law of motion is being described in this scenario?

A small car collides with a large truck. Is the magnitude of the force experienced by the car greater than, less than, or equal to the magnitude of the force experienced by the truck? a. less than b. equal to c. greater than

As an airplane is taking off at an airport its position is closely monitored by radar. The following three positions are measured with their corresponding times: x1 = 241.22 m at t1 = 3.70 s, x2 = 297.60 m at t2 = 4.20 s, x3 = 360.23 m at t3 = 4.