Avisitor to the observation deck of a skyscraper manages to drop a penny over the edge. as the penny falls faster, the force due to air resistance increases. how does this affect the acceleration of the penny?
a. the acceleration decreases b. the acceleration remains constant and not zero (my answer)
c. the acceleration remains zero d. the acceleration increases.

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Astone is thrown into a pond. what happens to the amplitude of the resulting waves as they get farther from the point where the stone hit the water? explain.

What properties of a moving object are used in determining the object's energy of motion