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tsand2

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In spite of the fictional exploits of the starship Enterprise, Relativity teaches us that the maximum possible speed is what? (hint: warp = v/c)
 
  A) warp 0
  B) warp 1
  C) warp 10
  D) warp infinity
  E) warp

Question 2

The moon has an elliptical orbit around the Earth. The lunar rotational kinetic energy increases as it comes closer to the Earth and decreases as it moves away. What mechanism changes the rotational kinetic energy?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

As the moon approaches Earth it has a component of motion along the gravitational force, so work is done on the moon and as it moves away energy is removed.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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