Aproperty is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance.

Two polarizers are oriented at 40∘ to each other and plane-polarized light is incident on them. if only 16 percent of the light gets through both of them, what was the initial polarization direction of the incident light?

Ablock of mass m = 2.5 kg is attached to a spring with spring constant k = 740 n/m. it is initially at rest on an inclined plane that is at an angle of theta= 26 with respect to the horizontal, and the coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the plane is uk = 0.17. in the initial position, where the spring is compressed by a distance of d = 0.16 m, the mass is at its lowest position and the spring is compressed the maximum amount. take the initial gravitational energy of the block as zero. the block's initial mechanical energy is 9.472 j.b. if the spring pushes the block up the incline, what distance l in meters will the block travel before coming to rest? the spring remains attached to both the block and the fixed wall throughout its motion.

One soccer player (a) is moving at 4 km/h when she kicks the ball while another soccer player (b) is moving at 8 km/h. what statement accurately compares their kinetic energy if they have the same mass? a) both soccer players have the same kinetic energy. b) player b has twice the kinetic energy of player a. c) player b has four times the kinetic energy of player a. d) their kinetic energy can't be compared without knowing their mass.