An insulator is a material that resists the flow of thermal energy and electricity.

a) True

b) False

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A newspaper and a metal lunchbox are sitting in sun. Why does metal lunchbox feel hotter to touch than a newspaper? A. The metal lunchbox has a higher conductivity. B. the metal lunchbox has a higher latent heat of fusion. C.

When a 70 kg man sits on the stool, by what percent does the length of the legs decrease? Assume, for simplicity, that the stool's legs are vertical and that each bears the same load.

What happens to potential energy that is not completely converted to kinetic energy? O A. It is stored as potential energy. O B. It is converted to momentum. C. It is converted to another form. D. It is converted to mechanical energy.

Why did the waco tornado happen?

A spring has a spring constant of 120 newtons per meter. Calculate the elastic potential energy stored in the spring when it is stretched 2.0 centimeters.

In pottery class, you throw a pot from a lump of wet clay. your pot's mass is 5.5 kg. after the pot is fired, it's mass is 4.9 kg. the density of wet clay is 1.60 g/cm3 and the density of fired clay is 1.36 g/cm3.

When you catch a baseball, what kind of work do you do, negative or positive? By catching the baseball, what do you change? Does the baseball gain or lose energy? What kind of energy?

A man finds that he has a mass of 100.6 kg. He goes on a diet, and several months later he finds that he has a mass of 96.4 kg. Express the mass 100.6 kg in scientific notation.

A bird has a kinetic energy of 3 J and a potential energy of 25 J. What is the mechanical energy of the bird?