The final exam for a course has been scheduled in a different classroom. The instructor notices that students performed significantly worse on the final exam than they did on previous exams. As a strong advocate for ______________, the instructor asks the department to schedule the final exam in the same classroom in the future.
Read DetailsFaye has been playing the piano for 15 years. Recently she decided to learn how to play the accordion, which has a keyboard similar to a piano on one side. When playing the accordion, her hands are mimicking her previously learned piano hand positions. This is due to __________.
Read DetailsJamie made a few correct guesses on questions during her last exam, so she wore her lucky hat during the next test because she believes it improves her guessing accuracy. In reality, her hat does not affect the success of her guesses at all. Jamie’s mistaken belief is an example of a(n) _____.
Read DetailsA graph of a chipmunk’s position as a function of time is shown below. From t=0 to t=20 seconds, the chipmunk has a constant velocity, starting from x=0 meters and ending at x=6 meters. What is the acceleration in m/s2 of the chipmunk during this first 20 seconds?
Read DetailsSatellite 1 orbits the Earth 8000 km above the Earth’s surface while Satellite 2 orbits the Earth 15,500 km above the Earth’s surface. What is the ratio of the speed of Satellite 1 to the speed of Satellite 2? (i.e. What is v1/v2?)
Read DetailsIn a crash safety test, a rope is used to accelerate a car horizontally along a frictionless surface at 1.20 m/s2. If the maximum tension the rope can withstand before breaking is 1930 N, what is the largest mass car that can be tested (in kg)?
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