The energy that produces ocean waves comes from
a. the rise and fall of the tides.
b. rivers flowing into the ocean.
c. wind blowing across the water s surface.
d. rock falling into the ocean along the shore.

Ahot-air balloon is drifting straight downward with a constant speed of 2.40 m/s. when the balloon is 7.63 m above the ground, the balloonist decides to drop one of the ballast sandbags to the ground below. how much time elapses before the sandbag hits the ground?

Asolid cylinder and a cylindrical shell have the same mass, same radius, and turn on frictionless, horizontal axles. the cylindrical shell has light-weight spokes connecting the shell to the axle. a rope is wrapped around each cylinder and tied to blocks of equal masses that are held the same height above the ground. both blocks are released simultaneously. the ropes do not slip. which block hits the ground first? or is it a tie?

The radius of an atom is closest in size to a