Which of the following is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?

A) ultraviolet rays radiating from the sun to tan you on the beach

B) vibrations of a guitar string

C) ocean waves

D) sound waves

A 77-kg man stands on a spring scale in an elevator. Starting from rest, the elevator ascends, attaining its maximum speed of 1.2 m/s in 0.87 s. The elevator travels with this constant speed for 5.0 s, undergoes a uniform negative acceleration for 1.

A sound wave of 70 cm travels 840 m in 2.5 sec. What is the velocity and frequency of sound?

Danielle has blonde hair. Her mother has blonde hair and her father has brown hair. Which explains how Danielle inherited her hair color? -She inherited a chromosome that carry alleles for hair color from someone other than her mother and father.

A mixture in which one substance is uniformly distributed in another substance is called a

How do you calculate acceleration

Oil flows upward in the wick of a lantern because of the liquid property called A. meniscusity. B. capillarity. C. density. D. viscosity.

A high-mass star has more "fuel" than a low-mass star. which lives longer? why?

Suppose that, while lying on a beach near the equator of a far-off planet watching the sun set over a calm ocean, you start a stopwatch just as the top of the sun disappears. you then stand, elevating your eyes by a height h = 1.

Suppose you want to know if the color of peoples hair affects how warm it can keep their heads. describe the skills you would use to conduct an experiment to test your inquiry

The mass is increased by a factor of four. What is true about the period? Choose the best answer. The period remains unchanged. The period increases by a factor of four. The period is halved. The period doubles.