A woman is standing on a steep hillside in the rain and is not moving. A sudden gust of wind blows down the hillside, which makes her start sliding
down the hill. When the wind stops blowing, the woman continues to slide.
Which of the following statements explains why she continues to slide down
the hillside?
A. The component of the woman's weight along the hillside is larger
than the kinetic friction between the woman and the ground.
B. The component of the woman's weight along the hillside is less
than the kinetic friction between the woman and the ground.
C. The component of the woman's weight along the hillside is larger
than the static friction between the woman and the ground.
D. The component of the woman's weight along the hillside is less
than the static friction between the woman and the ground.
SUBMIT

The correct option is;

A. The component of the woman's weight along the hillside is larger than the kinetic friction between the woman and the ground

Explanation:

Given that the coefficient of static friction is always larger than the coefficient of kinetic friction, we have that before the wind blew, the component of the woman's weight along the hillside was lesser than the static friction between  the woman and the ground, when the wind blew the total force of the wind and the component of the woman's weight put her into motion such that the acting frictional force was then the kinetic frictional force which was lesser than the kinetic frictional force so the woman continues to slide down the hillside without the wind.

what are the statements? x

scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.