When the plastic coating around a cord is damaged, why does the cord become hazardous?

A 12.0 g bullet was fired horizontally into a 1 kg block of wood. The bullet initially had a speed of 250 m/s. The block of wood was hanging from a 2 m long piece of (massless) string.

Nancy rides her horse 26km in 142 minutes. What is her average speed in kilometers per hour?

A person is riding a bicycle, and its wheels have an angular velocity of 10.7 rad/s. Then, the brakes are applied and the bike is brought to a uniform stop. During braking, the angular displacement of each wheel is 19.5 revolutions.

Chemistry The iron atom (Fe) has 26 protons, 30 neutrons, and 26 electrons. The diameter of the atom is approximately 1.0 * 10 - 10 m, while the diameter of its nucleus is about 9.2 * 10 - 15 m.

How far can a person run in 15 minutes if he or she runs a at an average speed of 16 km/hr? what is the runners distance traveled in miles

Why does a balloon filled with helium rise while a balloon filled with an equal volume of average atmospheric air does not? A. Helium has no mass, but air does. B. Helium increases the balloon's mass more than air. C.

Consider the following controls in an automobile in motion : gas pedal, brake, steering wheel. what are the controls in this list that cause an acceleration of the car?

What material are oil pipelines made from?

3/129 A 175-lb pole vaulter carrying a uniform 16-ft, 10-lb pole approaches the jump with a velocity v and manages to barely clear the bar set at a height of 18 ft. As he clears the bar, his velocity and that of the pole are essentially zero.

A few years ago, Serena Williams dived to hit a tennis ball right after it bounced off the ground. The ball bounced on the ground 10.3 m from the net, and after Serena hit the ball it flew over the 0.