An earthquake 50km from a city produces P and S waves that travel outward at 5000 and 3000 m/s, respectively. Once city residents feel the shaking of the P wave, how much time do they have before the S wave arrives?

A. 25kg ball is thrown into the air and rises to a height of 30.0m What is the balls potential energy

What type of wave is produced when you move one end of a horizontal spring up and down

Which type of energy makes up most of the internal energy of a solid substance? A. Kinetic energy from translation B. Kinetic energy from rotation C. Kinetic energy from vibration D. Potential energy from intermolecular forces

As planets move toward the sun, they tend to: A. move at constant speed B. speed up C. burn up D. slow down

Tech A says that a battery stores electrical energy in chemical form. Tech B says that a battery creates direct current. Who is correct?

Which of the following best explains why the end of a spoon sticking out of a cup of hot water also gets hot? The hot water causes a chemical reaction to take place in the spoon.

Which of the following is an example of a research topic that is too broad? A. All about hip-hop music B. Hip-hop and the voice of outrage C. Rhyme and meter in hip-hop music D. Block parties and the origins of hip-hop

What's is the power output of an engine that does 60000 J of work in 10 seconds

Which of the following correctly identifies a voltage source and its method of developing electric potential? a. primary cell-heat action on a device b. thermocouple-chemical action c. dry cell-chemical action d. generator-genetic action

A car travels from boston