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Homework – Heat and Fluids
1.
Which object would retain its thermal energy
longer: a 1 kg block of iron or a 1 kg pail of water
at the same temperature? Explain.
2.
Print out and include with this assignment a
diagram of the Earth showing how air patterns
depend on the Coriolis effect. Give a brief
explanation of why there is a difference between
the northern and southern hemispheres.
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Homework – Heat and Fluids
3.
Why does it hurt less to step on stones as you walk
farther into a lake or ocean?
4.
Before boarding an airplane, you buy a bag of
chips. You notice that the bag is puffed up once
you reach your maximum altitude. Explain.
5.
The force of the atmosphere on a typical store
window is 1,000,000 N. Why does the window not
break? Why might it break if a strong wind blew
across its surface?
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