Amonkey hanging from a tree branch sees a hunter aiming a rifle directly at him. the monkey then sees a flash and knows that the rifle has been fired. reacting quickly, the monkey lets go of the branch and drops so that the bullet can pass harmlessly over his head. does this act save the monkey’s life? why or why not? (hint: consider the similarities between this situation and that of exercise 24.11.)

Because light travels in a straight line and casts a shadow, isaac newton hypothesized that light is

Although longitudinal waves can travel through all media types what is the disadvantage of this type of wave transmission? a) he efficiency of he wave transmission is greatly diminished as the media becomes less dense b) the oscillation of one set of particles has a huge impact on neighboring particles c) particles become too close together as they bump into each other making it more likely to hit other particles down the line

What would be the strength of earth's gravitational field at a point where an 80.0 kg astronaut would experience a 80% reduction in weight