The statement "The albedo of the near side of the Moon is 0.12" implies that the Moon:
A) absorbs only 12 percent of the light that hits it.
B) reflects only 12 percent of the light that hits it.
C) orbits Earth with an inclination of 12°.
D) revolves around the Sun with an inclination of 12°.
B
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A) Energy turns into a particle and its corresponding antiparticle. B) Energy turns into two copies of identical particles. C) A particle splits into two completely different particles. D) Two antimatter particles turn into ordinary matter. E) A particle splits into two copies of itself.
The variation of the speed of light in a transparent medium with frequency results in
a. interference. b. diffraction. c. dispersion. d. diffuse reflection. e. polarization.
You stand on a scale that rests on the floor of an elevator that is accelerating upward. What is the relationship between the force due to gravity
A. N > mg
B. N = mg
C. N
Which of these things has an inverse-square relationship?
a. The radius of a sphere and its volume. b. The length of a side of its square room and its area. c. The intensity of sunlight and distance from the sun. d. The number of squares on a chessboard and the size of each square. e. The two sides of a right triangle and the third side.