What is matter made of?

Standing side by side ,you and a friend step off a bridge at different times and fall for 1.6s to the water below. your friend goes first, and you follow after he has dropped a distance of 2.0m. when your friend hits the water, is the seperation between the two of you 2.0m or more than 2.0m? verify your answer with a calculation.

Unpolarized light falls on two polarizer sheets whose transmission axes are at right angles. a third polarizer is placed between the first two so that its axis makes a 52-degree angle with the axis of the first polarizer. a) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the first polaroid? b) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the second polaroid? c) what is the angle of polarization of the light that enters the third polaroid? d) what fraction of the incident light intensity is transmitted through the third polaroid. e) what happens if the middle polaroid is removed?

The image below shows numerous volcanic mountains in the pacific northwest. what is the most likely cause of the volcanic and earthquake activity in this region?