It is often useful to have an intuitve feel for the magnitude of physical units.

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It is often useful to have an intuitve feel for the magnitude of physical units. In physics, force is typically measured in units of newtons (N). In each of the following scenarios, decide which value for the force is most reasonable, and place the appropriate label from below into the box. The force you exert on the handle of a screen door as you open the door is on the order of . The force exerted by a honeybee as it lands on a flower is on the order of . The thrust force produced by the engines of a passenger jet as it takes off is on the order of . The weight of the largest aircraft carriers is on the order of . 0.0000001 N 0.001 N 10 N 100,000 N 1,000,000,000 N

Explanation / Answer

the force you exert on the handle of a screen door is in order of 10 N

the force exerted by the honey bee as it lands on the flower id in order of 0.001 N

the thrust force produced by the enginners on a passenger as it takes of is in order of 100,000 N

the weight of the largest aircraft carriers is in order of 1,000,000,000 N

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