Explain why electrical wires are often constructed from metal coated with rubber, and how that is similar to metal pans having rubber or plastic handles.

Player kicks a soccer ball from ground level and sends it flying at an angle of 30 degrees at a speed of 26 m/s. what is the horizontal velocity component of the ball to the nearest tenth of a m/s?

What should the power status of a circuit be when measuring resistance with an ohmmeter?

Scout feels ill one day before school. her mother puts a thermometer in her mouth and the temperature begins to climb to 100°f. what is happening between the cooler thermometer and scout's body? a) scout's body is applying a force to the particles in the thermometer. b) kinetic energy is being transferred from her mouth to the thermometer. c) potential energy is being lost by the thermometer and gained by scout's body. d) the potential energy stored in foods is converted to mechanical energy to raise the mercury in the thermometer.