A train travels 600 kilometers in 1 hour. What is the train's velocity in meters/second?

A hot-air balloon is drifting in level flight due east at 2.9 m/s due to a light wind. The pilot suddenly notices that the balloon must gain 20 m of altitude in order to clear the top of a hill 100 m to the east. Required: a.

Why does the temperature decreases at higher altitudes

Kyle has a mass of 54 kg and is jogging at a velocity of 3 m/s.

how gravity is related to the weight of an object

Which can do work faster-a 700 watt gasoline engine or a 300 watt electric motor

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4.) An apartment building is on fire and a guy is trapped on the fire escape ladder. There is a dumpster that is 6.3m away and is filled full of trash, and he is 7m above it.

Calculate the temperature of and power-per-area radiated from a blackbody if the spectral intensity density peaks at (a) gamma rays, λ = 1.50*10-14 m; (b) x rays, 1.50 nm; (c) red light, 640 nm; (d) broadcast television waves, 1.

How has increased energy use associated with scientific advancements affected society? a. It has led to an increase of the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. b. It has led to an increase in hazardous wastes from mining operations. c.

Water is moving with a speed of 5.7 m/s through a pipe with a cross-sectional area of 4.8 cm2. The water gradually descends 9.2 m as the pipe increases to 8.8 cm2. (a) What is the speed at the lower level? (b) If the pressure at the upper level is 1.