A Crate Travels Through a Factory on a Conveyor Belt

question 88

Multiple Choice

A crate travels through a factory on a conveyor belt (without slipping) at a constant speed. The conveyer belt is inclined at some non-zero angle above the horizontal. If air resistance is negligible, what forces are active on the box?

• A) normal force, weight, static friction, kinetic friction
• B) normal force, weight, static friction
• C) normal force, weight, static friction, force of the conveyor belt
• D) normal force and weight

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Definitions:

Prepaid Expenses

Costs incurred upfront for the future receipt of goods or services.

Adjusting Entry

An accounting entry made at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditure to the appropriate period.

Expenses

Costs incurred by a business in the process of earning revenue, including operational costs, wages, and utilities, reflected on the income statement.

Straight-Line Depreciation

A system for allocating the expenditure of a material asset across its life expectancy in identical yearly figures.