If charges flow very slowly through a metal, why does it not require several hours for a light to come on when you throw a switch?

Match the following items. 1. high-intensity bundle of energy being emitted from some decaying nuclei gamma ray 2. particle radiating from the nucleus of some atoms beta particle 3. negative particle identical to an electron but radiating from a decaying nucleus alpha particle

Two people each hold the end of a rope and create waves by moving their arms up and down. this wave is best classified as a transverse wave because a) both the rope particles and the wave are moving in the same direction. b) the wave is moving up and down as the particles of the rope move horizontally. c) the wave is moving horizontally as the particles of the rope move up and down. eliminate d) the wave is moving in a parallel direction with the motion of the person's arms.

Explain what happened when the storm surges from hurricanes reached the gulf coast