37. Which of the following is not used in cal- culating acceleration?
A) initial velocity
B) average speed
C) time interval
D) final velocity

Which is an example of gaining a static charge by conduction? a) rubbing a balloon against your hair. b) shuffling your shoes across a carpet. c) bringing a charged rod near an electroscope. d) touching your car on a cold day and getting a shock.

Argon is adiabatically compressed from an initial volume of 16 liters to a final volume of 2 liters. by what factor do the following quantities change? do they increase or decrease? (a) the rms speed (b) the thermal energy of the gas (c) the molar specific heat cv (d) the pressure

An isotope undergoes radioactive decay by emitting radiation that has a –1 charge. what other characteristic does the radiation have?