A Horizontal 80-Cm-Diameter Hatch Is Located on the Top of a Submersible

question 2

Multiple Choice

A horizontal 80-cm-diameter hatch is located on the top of a submersible designed for a diver to escape. If the submersible is 100 m below the surface of the ocean, estimate the minimum
Force required to open the hatch? $$\text { Assume } S _ { \text {saltwater } } = 1.02 \text {. }$$

• A) 300 kN
• B) 400 kN
• C) 500 kN
• D) 600 kN

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Lamarck

Lamarck, Jean-Baptiste, was a French naturalist known for his early theory of evolution, proposing that organisms could pass on traits acquired in their lifetime to their offspring.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle that states allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Homozygous Recessive

An individual having two identical recessive alleles for a specific trait, resulting in the expression of that trait.

Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium

A principle stating that allele and genotype frequencies in a population will remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of other evolutionary influences.