Astronauts in space cannot weigh themselves by standing on a bathroom scale. Instead, they determine their mass by oscillating on a large spring. Suppose an astronaut attaches one end of a large spring to her belt and the other end to a hook on the wall of the space capsule. A fellow astronaut then pulls her away from the wall and releases her. The spring's length as a function of time is shown in the figure (figure 1).

In a cooking context,which of the following materials is the best heat conducter?

Julia went to work for a reputed company. under pressure from upper management to cut costs, she directed line employees to ignore some safety precautions, which increased productivity. which argument of institutional anomie theory does this support? businesses set effective moral examples. businesses resort to illegal means to earn profits. businesses focus on public welfare. businesses fairly distribute profits. businesses employ only legal means to earn profits.

Ateacher attaches a ball to a meter long string and whirls it around in a horizontal circle at constant speed. the teacher explains that the string is what makes the ball go in a circle. why is the string necessary? a) the string is needed to apply a torque to the ball. b) the string is needed to push on the ball to get it up to speed. c) circle motion requires an inertia which is provided by the string. d) circle motion requires a force to give it a centripetal acceleratio