Arizona State University (ASU) PHY101 Introduction to Physics Practice Exam

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How can you move an alphabet letter in a bowl of soup that is far away from you?

By rotating the bowl clockwise

By rotating the bowl counterclockwise

By lifting one side of the bowl

Neither rotation will work

In the scenario of moving an alphabet letter in a bowl of soup that is far away from you, simply rotating the bowl clockwise or counterclockwise will not effectively move the letter closer to you. When you rotate the bowl, the contents, including the letter, merely follow the movement of the bowl's surface but do not experience any translational shift towards the observer.

Additionally, lifting one side of the bowl might cause the contents to shift due to gravity, but it will not guarantee that the letter moves closer to you. The letter could slide in various directions, potentially moving away rather than towards you. The correct understanding here is that without physical interaction, such as reaching into the soup to directly manipulate the letter, neither rotation nor tilting the bowl will accomplish the goal of moving the letter closer. Therefore, the conclusion that neither rotation will work aligns with the mechanics of motion and the limitations of the actions described.

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