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What is the speed in miles per hour of a beam of lighttraveling at 3.00 x 108 m/s?
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0
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382
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March 8, 2018
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Many highways have a speed limit of 55 mi/h. (a) Is this speed greater than, less than, or equal to 55 km/h?
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0
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1089
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March 8, 2018
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The Star of Africa The Star of Africa, a diamond in the royal scepter of the British crown jewels,
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0
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1273
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March 8, 2018
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BIO Blue Whales The blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) is thought to be the largest animal
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0
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435
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March 8, 2018
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An electronic advertising sign repeats a message every 7 seconds, day and night, for a week
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0
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2178
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March 8, 2018
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Angel Falls Water going over Angel Falls, in Venezuela, the world’s highest waterfall, drops
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0
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1072
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March 8, 2018
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How long does it take for radiation from a cesium-133 atom to complete 1.5 million cycles?
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0
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2799
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March 8, 2018
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He Ark of the Covenant is described as a chest of acacia wood 2.5 cubits in length and 1.5 cubits in width and height
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0
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1089
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March 8, 2018
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(a) The largest building in the world by volume is the Boeing 747 plant in Everett, Washington
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0
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3262
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March 8, 2018
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Mantis Shrimp Peacock mantis shrimps (Odantodactylus scyllarus) feed largely on snails.They shatter the shells of their prey
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0
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1409
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March 8, 2018
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What is the area of acircle of radius (a) 14.37 mand (b) 3.8 m?
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0
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494
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March 8, 2018
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How many significant figures are there in (a) 0.000054 and (b) 3.001 x 108?
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0
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414
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March 8, 2018
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On a fishing trip you catch a 2.35-lb bass., a 12,1-lb rock cod, and a 12.13-lb salmon
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0
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1073
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March 8, 2018
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A parking lot is 144.3 m long and 47.66 m wide. What is the perimeter of the lot?
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0
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1740
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March 8, 2018
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The speed of light to five significant figures is 2.9979 x 108 m/s. What is the speed of light
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0
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3910
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March 8, 2018
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The first several digits of π are known to be π = 314159265358979…
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0
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694
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March 8, 2018
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The Thickness of Hair A human hair has a thickness of about 70 µ m
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0
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823
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March 8, 2018
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The time T required for one complete oscillation of a mass m on a spring of force constant k
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0
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3038
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March 8, 2018
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Newton’s second law states that acceleration is proportional to the force
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0
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253
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March 8, 2018
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Show that the equation v = v0 + at is dimensionally consistent
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0
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4562
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March 8, 2018
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Acceleration is related to distance and time by the following expression: a = 2xtp
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0
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1089
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March 8, 2018
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Which of the following quantities have the dimensions of a speed?(a) , (b) at, (c) (2x/a)1/2, (d) (2ax)1/2
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0
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1815
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March 8, 2018
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Which of the following quantities have the dimensions of a distance?
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0
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1746
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March 8, 2018
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Which of the following equations are dimensionally consistent? (a) x = vt, (b) , (c) t = (2x/a)1/2
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0
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7395
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March 8, 2018
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Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the length in meters of the following:
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0
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1373
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March 8, 2018
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The speed of light in a vacuum is approximately 0.3 Gm/s
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0
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4109
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March 8, 2018
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A Fast Computer IBM has a computer it calls the Blue Gene/L that can do 136.8 teracalculations per second
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0
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2913
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March 8, 2018
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Give an order-of-magnitude estimate for the time in seconds of the following:
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0
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6528
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March 8, 2018
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Is it possible for two quantities to (a) have the same units but different dimensions
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0
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5283
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March 8, 2018
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If a distance d has units of meters, and a time T has units of seconds, does the quantity T + d make sense physically?
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0
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1082
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March 8, 2018
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