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

We found the centripetal acceleration of the earth as it revolves around the sun. compute the centripetal acceleration of a point on the surface of the earth at the equator caused by the rotation of the earth about its axis. (enter the magnitude. the radius of the earth is 6,371 km.)

An apple is falling from a tree. disregarding air resistance, which diagram shows the free-body diagram of the force or forces acting on the apple?

A100-watt light bulb illuminates a solar cell. the electricity from the solar cell operates a water pump that delivers 1 watt of power. what is the efficiency of the system?