What occurs when the velocity of earth is doubled? a. the orbit of earth around the sun becomes smaller c. the earth escapes the sun b. the orbit of earth does not change d. the orbit becomes more elliptical?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of s waves? a. travel slower than p waves. b. cannot be detected in locations more than 105° from an earthquake’s epicenter. c. travel through solids and liquids. d. only affect coastal regions.

At an oceanside nuclear power plant, seawater is used as part of the cooling system. this raises the temperature of the water that is discharged back into the ocean. the amount that the water temperature is raised has a uniform distribution over the interval from 10° to 25° c. what is the standard deviation of the temperature increase?

Which of these is not a possible type of energy transformation? a. electrical energy into light energy b. sound energy into nuclear energy c. potential energy into kinetic energy d. kinetic energy into mechanical energy