Why have very few planets with low mass (comparable to Mars or Mercury) been found?
A) These small planets are very rare.
B) Low mass planets do not produce large enough radial velocity changes in their stars.
C) High mass planets are blocking our views of low mass planets.
D) Hot Jupiters have ejected most low mass planets from their solar systems.
E) Low mass planets are too far from their parent stars to receive enough light to make them visible from Earth.
B
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a. is definitely conserved. b. is definitely not conserved. c. may or may not be conserved, depending on the nature of the collision. d. none of the above
Energy and Momentum: If you want to double the momentum of a gas molecule, by what factor must you increase its kinetic energy?
A. 
B. 2
C. 2
D. 4
E. 16
For a body oscillating at the end of a spring, the energy is
a. kinetic energy. b. elastic potential energy. c. gravitational potential energy. d. all of the above. e. none of the above.
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A. 10?11 s?1 B. 10?8 s?1 C. 1 s?1 D. 10^8 s?1 E. 10^11 s?1