A small earthquake starts a lamppost vibrating back and forth. The amplitude of the vibration of the top of the lamppost is 7.0 cm at the moment the quake stops, and 7.6 s later it is 2.0 cm. a. What is the time constant for the damping of the oscillation? b. What was the amplitude of the oscillation 4.0 s after the quake stopped?

Mutt and jeff are running along a path each pushing a cart loaded with rocks. if mutt's wagon has a mass two times greater than jeff's and they want to stay together, arriving at their destination at the same time, what must happen? a) jeff should slow down so mutt can catch up. b) mutt must use half as much force to push his cart. c) mutt must use twice as much force to push his cart. d) mutt and jeff will use the same force, but mutt will take bigger steps.

Afisherman notices that his boat is moving up and down periodically without any horizontal motion, owing to waves on the surface of the water. it takes a time of 2.20 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.670 m . the fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced a horizontal distance of 5.80 m apart. (a) how much is the wavelength? (b) find the period of the wave. (c) how fast are the waves traveling? (d) what is the amplitude a of each wave?

Why does lightning travel from clouds to the ground?