Think About It Describe what Thales might have discovered about weather that enabled him to predict a good olive crop.

A1000-kg weather rocket is launched straight up. the rocket motor provides a constant acceleration for 16-s, then the motor stops. the rocket altitude 20-s after launch is 510-m. you can ignore any effects of air resistance. a. what was the rocket’s acceleration during the first 16-s? b. what is the rocket’s speed as it passes through a cloud 5100-m above the ground?

Which of these statements is true? a. quarks pair with leptons to form protons and neutrons. b. quarks pair with bosons to form photons. c. quarks pair with photons to form protons and neutrons. d. quarks pair with other quarks to form protons and neutrons. e. quarks pair with electrons to form protons.

You are a sales representative for a company that makes a new alternate fuel for vehicles. you have prepared a presentation for the environmental engineers to sell your new product. what question do you expect the audience to ask regarding whether the new fuel will cause less damage to the environment? a. do we have to change any parts of the vehicle to use this alternate fuel? b. will the vehicles get better fuel mileage with the alternate fuel? c. how much greenhouse gas does your fuel produce compared with current fuel sources? d. is the alternate fuel more expensive than fossil fuel?