Define normal force in your own words

A fugitive tries to hop on a freight train traveling at a constant speed of 5.0 m/s. Just as an empty box car passes him, the fugitive starts from rest and accelerates at a = 3.8 m/s2 to his maximum speed of 8.0 m/s.

When connected to a 120 V outlet, a light bulb consumed a power of 50.4 watts. What is the current flowing through it?

Calculate the change in velocity of a 0.070kg tennis ball hit by Serena with a force of 140 N over 0.020 s

An object on earth has a mass of 4 kg. calculate its weight on another planet that has an acceleration due to gravity one-half that of the earth.

Ch 31 HW Problem 31.63 10 of 15 Constants In an L-R-C series circuit, the source has a voltage amplitude of 116 V, R = 77.0 Ω, and the reactance of the capacitor is 473 Ω. The voltage amplitude across the capacitor is 364 V.

When NASA's Skylab reentered the Earth's atmosphere on July 11, 1979, it broke into a myriad of pieces. One of the largest fragments was a 1770-kg lead-lined film vault, and it landed with an estimated speed of 120 m/s.?

A spring gains 2.34 joules of elastic potential energy as it is compressed 0.250 meter from its equilibrium position. What is the spring constant of this spring? (1) 9.36 N/m (3) 37.4 N/m (2) 18.7 N/m (4) 74.9 N/m

Form hypothesis: Where do you think we humans get energy?

The distance from home plate to the pitchers mound is 18.5 meters. For a pitcher capable of throwing at 3.85m/s (86mi/hr), how much time elapses between the release of the ball and the ball passing home plate?

A squirrel sitting on the ground starts to run with an acceleration of 5.1 m/s 2. How fast is the squirrel going after 0.25 seconds? A. 20.4 m/s B. 1.28 m/s C. 0.49 m/s D. 3.1 m/s