A student wants to use a spinning basketball to model the day and night cycle on Earth. What should the student do in order to best model the cause of the day and night cycle?

Which statements about tornadoes are true? check all that apply. (a) about 12,000 tornadoes hit the united states every year. (b) a tornado looks like a funnel. (c) tornadoes are deadly atmospheric storms that cause millions in damages each year. (d) tornadoes can reach wind speeds of more than 300 miles per hour. (e) kansas is the state with the most tornadoes. (f) you will always notice a funnel before a tornado strikes.

Apulley system is used to lift a 2,000 newton engine up a distance of 3 meters. the operator must apply a force of 250 newtons to the chain of the pulley system to lift the motor. to lift the engine 3 meters, the operator must pull a total of 30 meters of chain through the pulley system. what is the value of di?

The california mussel (mytilus californianus) attaches itself to a rock or other solid surface with a bundle of filaments known as the byssus. imagine that 15.0 j of work is done to stretch the distal end of the byssus. it releases 10.8 j of thermal energy as it relaxes. what is the resilience of the distal end of the byssus?