Cepheids and globular clusters are limited in their ability to measure the distance to galaxies because they ____
a. are too rare
b. are not bright enough to detect at large distances
c. behave differently in other galaxies than they do in our own
d. do not appear in dwarf galaxies
e. are only found in elliptical galaxies
b
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A. 12 cm B. 15 cm C. 22 cm D. 27 cm
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A. specific heat. B. latent heat. C. heat of combustion. D. mechanical equivalent of heat.
The uncertainty in the position of a proton is 250 pm. What is the minimum kinetic energy of the proton when its position has been measured to this precision?
A. 41 MeV B. 83 MeV C. 21 MeV D. 5.2 MeV
The color of a mineral's powder is called its ______________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word