Ethan pushes a wooden box across a carpeted floor. then he pushes the same box across a smooth marble floor. why does ethan find it easier to push the box on the marble floor than on the carpeted floor?

The smooth marble floor has lower friction coefficient

Explanation:

Remember that when you are pushing any object theres a force pulling on the opposite direction to you, that is the friction force, which is given by the next formula:

SInce he is pushing the same exact box, with the same exact weight, the only reason to find it easier is that the marble floor has a lower coefficietn friction, and for that reason he has less friction force working against him.

answer: the correct answer is 1.

explanation: there are various process in which a radioactive nuclei decays:

1) alpha decay: in this process, a heavier nuclei decays into lighter nuclei by releasing alpha particle. the mass number is reduced by 4 units.

2) electron capture: in this decay process, a parent nuclei absorbs an electron and gets converted into a neutron. simply, a proton and an electron combines together to form a neutron. mass number does not change in this process.

3) gamma ray emission: it is a decay process in which an unstable nuclei gives excess energy by a spontaneous electromagnetic process. this decay releases . this process does not change the mass number.

4) positron emission: it is a type of decay process, in which a proton gets converted to neutron and an electron neutrino. this is also known as -decay. in this the mass number remains same.

from the above information, we see that only alpha-decay is producing a change in the mass number of the nucleus.

layers of the earth affect the waves and these effects are seen on instruiments such as seimometers