One Stone Is Dropped from the Side of a Bridge,and

question 70

Multiple Choice

One stone is dropped from the side of a bridge,and a second is dropped from the same place a short time later.What is true about the distance between the stones as a function of time after both have been dropped? Ignore air resistance

• A) Increases,finally reaching a constant value
• B) Always increases
• C) Is constant
• D) Decreases,and then reaches a constant value
• E) Always decreases

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General Adaptation Syndrome

A model of the body's stress response, comprising three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

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Alarm Reaction

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