A Hurricane Strength Wind Is Blowing Past a Wooden Box-Shaped

question 73

Multiple Choice

A hurricane strength wind is blowing past a wooden box-shaped shack with its door and windows shut.Which one of the following statements is true?

• A)Only the roof will feel a net force outward.
• B)The shack will implode.
• C)The air inside is at a lower pressure than outside.
• D)The roof and some of the sides feel a net force outward.
• E)The door and roof will always be pulled off together.

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Postsynaptic Membrane

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