The New York Times newspaper publishes a report that members of Congress have been involved in illegal activity related to campaign finance. What role of the media is the newspaper fulfilling? Watchdog

Special Interest

Lobbying

Gate Keeper

Answer quickly (15 points) a comet is approaching earth. describe earth’s gravitational pull as the comet gets closer to it. a. remain constant b. increase c. decrease d. reversed

Copper has free electrons per cubic meter. a 71.0-cm length of 12-gauge copper wire that is 2.05 mm in diameter carries 4.85 a of current. (a) how much time does it take for an electron to travel the length of the wire? (b) repeat part (a) for 6-gauge copper wire (diameter 4.12 mm) of the same length that carries the same current. (c) generally speaking, how does changing the diameter of a wire that carries a given amount of current affect the drift velocity of the electrons in the wire?

After a big snowfall, you take your favorite rocket-powered sled out to a wide field. the field is 195 m across, and you know that your sled accelerates at a rate of 3.65 m/s2 when the rocket is on. how much time will it take the sled to cross the field starting from rest, assuming the rocket is on the whole time?