The natural process where the sun's energy is trapped by the atmosphere to make the earth warm enough for life is known as

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Abatter hits a 0.140-kg baseball that was approaching him at 30 m/s and, as a result, the ball leaves the bat at 40 m/s in the reverse of its original direction. the ball remains in contact with the bat for 2.0 ms. what is the magnitude of the average force exerted by the bat on the ball?

Atoms seldom exist as independent particles in nature a) as single particles, most atoms have low potential energy b) their electronegativity is much lower when they combine with other atoms c) atoms are more stable when they combine with other atoms d) neutral particles are rare