Answer:
c. Joints allow the roadway to expand and contract as cars put force on the bridge
Explanation:
The reasons why joints are allowed on roadway is to accommodate the contraction and expansion of the road as cars put force on them.
- Most materials used in making roadways are susceptible to expansion and contraction.
- When a measure of force is applied their length either increases or decreases depending on the type of force.
- To accommodate these changes, joints are placed in roadways
We can solve for the acceleration by using a kinematic equation. First we should identify what we know so we can choose the correct equation.
We are given an original velocity of 24 m/s, a final velocity of 0 m/s, and a time of 6 s. We and looking for acceleration (a) in m/s^2.
The following equation has everything we need:
So plug in the known values and solve for a:
0 = 24 + 6a
-24 = 6a
a = -4 m/s^2
I think that the wavelengths of an incoming solar radiation are shorter than the wavelengths of reradiated heat. This is because the incoming solar radiation to the surface of the earth is in the utraviolet (short) to near infrared (long) wavelength bands. After absorption has taken place, surfaces reradiate heat energy back to the atmosphere at long wavelength infrared.