1,308 Answered Questions for the topic physical science
Physical Science
10/03/19
A car is traveling at 73 mi/hr in a 60 mi/hr zone. There is a cop parked 20 ft ahead of you. You slow down at an acceleration of -2ft/sec^2, for a total time of 3 seconds. Do you get a ticket?
Physical Science Newton’s 2nd Law
10/02/19
Calculating mass using Newton’s
On Earth, a football player weight 100 Newton’s. Calculate his mass.
Physical Science
10/01/19
During interphase, the DNA appears as very long strands of DNA known as what?
Physical Science
09/23/19
what is the net force of a 15.0-N force and a 28.0-N force act in the same direction
what is the net force of a 15.0-N force and a 28.0-N force acting on an object if these force act in the same direction
Physical Science
09/16/19
A box 10 centimeters high, 5 centimeters long, and 5 centimeters wide. Find the volume of a box with a length of 5 cm, a width of 5 cm, and a height of 10 cm. V = 0.2
Physical Science
09/13/19
The speed of a cheetah is 30 m/s. How long does it take a cheetah to travel a distance of 240 meter?
Physical Science
09/13/19
How fast was a plane flying if it traveled 4000 kilometers in 3 hours?
Physical Science
09/12/19
Graph y=x line. What is the slope of this line? Find value of y when x=5, when x=0, when x= -2
Physical Science
09/12/19
Graph y=2 line. Find value of y when x=5.
Physical Science
09/11/19
Figure out Spring potential Energy and ramp potential energy
For an assignment I'm working on, I need to explain why the spring potential energy and maximum ramp potential are the same for a particular data run. For my first run, both spring PE and Max Ramp...
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Physical Science
09/04/19
A trip to cape Canaveral,Florida takes 10 hours. The distance is 816 km.calculate the average speed.
Conversions of Gases
Convert 765 mmHg to atm, Pa, and kPa.
Physical Science Physics
09/01/19
Train Physics Question
A train leaves Westlington heading west at 50 miles/ hour. Another train leaves Eastington heading east at 40 miles/ hour. The trains are on two seperate tracks. What time will will they pass each...
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Physical Science
08/27/19
What kind of chemical reaction does the chemical equation sodium + chlorine → sodium chloride represent?
Physical Science
08/21/19
the force due to gravity on venus is 8.9 m/s. would a 5.0 kg cantaloupe weigh more on earth or venus ?
Physics question
If a car's velocity speed changes from 30 m/s to 60 m/s, how does this affect the Kinetic Energy.
Physical Science
08/20/19
If a toy rocket accelerates to a velocity of 25 meters per second in 3 seconds, what is its acceleration?
Calculating Density
In determining the density of a rectangular metal bar, a chemist made the following measurements: length, 9.4 cm, width, 3.7 cm, height, 2.4 cm, mass, 45.9 g. Determine the density to the correct...
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Physical Science
08/12/19
A researcher observes a vehicle with an initial velocity of 14 m/s. The vehicle accerlerates uniformly with an accerleration of 3 m/s². After 6 seconds, what is the velocity of the vehicle?
Physical Science
Physical Science Meteorology
08/11/19
What causes the 'calm before the storm'?
The old adage "The calm before the storm" certainly has an observational scientific meaning to it -- something that many (including myself) have experienced -- that on a hot summer's day, when a...
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08/11/19
Do clouds float on anything?
Clouds of the same type have such a consistent altitude, it appears as if they're floating on an invisible layer. Is this true?
Put another way, is there a significant change in air composition at...
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Physical Science Forecasting
08/10/19
What is a time series forecast?
08/08/19
Is there a reliable way to identify regions with negatively-correlated winds?
When examining the potential for large-scale electricity grids, and when identifying the lowest-cost ways to generate clean electricity, a recurring theme is of spreading wind generation across a...
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08/08/19
What is the motivation of using the Enhanced Fujita Scale in place of the Fujita Scale?
In 2007, the US started using an Enhanced Fujita Scale in place of the Fujita Scale. From a "civilian's" perspective, the Fujita Scale seemed to measure wind whereas the Enhanced Fujita Scale...
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