An Astronaut Has Landed on Planet N-40 and Conducts an Experiment

question 5

Multiple Choice

An astronaut has landed on Planet N-40 and conducts an experiment to determine the acceleration due to gravity on that planet.She uses a simple pendulum that is 0.640 m long and measures that 10 complete oscillations 26.0 s.What is the acceleration of gravity on Planet N-40?

• A)4.85 m/s²
• B)1.66 m/s²
• C)3.74 m/s²
• D)2.39 m/s²
• E)9.81 m/s²

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Olfactory Mucosa

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