Why does air resistance increase when a sky diver Opens his parachute?

What type of radiation is given off in the nuclear reaction 210 84po → 206 82pb + ?

Stephan is standing on the ground by a mesa in the painted desert. stephan is 1.8 meters tall and sights the top of the mesa at 29 degrees. stephan steps back 100 meters and sights the top at 25 degrees. how tall is the mesa

Simple machines are designed to increase A) gravity B) friction C) force D) mechanical advantage

8. How does inertia act on an object that is moving in a circle? A. It causes the object to speed up as it moves. B. It causes the object to move along a straight path. C. It directs the object toward the center of the curve.

The planet XYZ traveling about the star ABC in a circular orbit takes 24 hours to make an orbit. Assume that the orbit is a circle with radius 89 comma 000 comma 00089,000,000 mi. Find the linear speed of XYZ in miles per hour.

Under what condition (s) will an object be in equilibrium? Notice that equilibrium in physics has a broader definition. (A) Only if it is moving with constant velocity. (B) Only if it is at rest.

If a pressure gauge measure an increase in 3*10^ (5) Pa on an area of 0.7 m^2, calculate the increase in the force applied to the area?

Which of the following is an example of potential rather than kinetic energy? a. water rushing over Niagara Falls b. a molecule of glucose c. a crawling beetle foraging for food d. light flashes emitted by a firefly

If a force of 15 newtons [N] is applied to a surface and the pressure is measured as 4,000 pascals [Pa], what is the area of the surface in units of square milimeters [mm2 ]?

An engineer has the task of producing an aluminum alloy with a density of 3.0 grams per cubic centimeter. She comes up with the perfect alloy and saves a sample of it. Which mass and volume measurements correspond to this sample? 7 g and 2.