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lindiwe

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In western movies you often see a person putting his ear against the rails in the train tracks to find out if a train is approaching.
 
  Why would this give him advance knowledge of the approach of a train?

Question 2

You are on an airplane traveling with a constant velocity at an altitude of 20,000 m. What is the acceleration of gravity at that altitude? The radius of Earth is 6.37  106 m.
 
  A)
 
  9.81 m/s2
 
  B)
 
  9.78 m/s2
 
  C)
 
  9.75 m/s2
 
  D)
 
  9.72 m/s2
 
  E)
 
  9.69 m/s2


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Mholman93

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The speed of sound in metals is considerably faster than the speed of sound in air.

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lindiwe

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Gracias!

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