The text states that luminous matter in the Milky Way seems to be much like the tip of an iceberg. This refers to the idea that
A) luminous matter emits white light, much like the light reflected from icebergs.
B) black holes are much more interesting than ordinary stars that give off light.
C) dark matter represents much more mass and extends much further from the galactic center than the visible stars of the Milky Way.
D) the luminous matter of the Milky Way is essentially floating on the surface of a great sea of dark matter.
C
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Instructions: On occasion, the notation 
= [A, ?] will be a shorthand notation for 
.
The vector 
has components +5 and +7 along the x and y axes respectively. If the vector is now rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise relative to the original axes, the vector's components are now
A. ?7; ?5.
B. 7; ?5.
C. ?7; 5.
D. 7; 5.
E. 7; 0.
If a battleship in a canal lock sinks, the water level in the canal will
2) fall. 3) remain unchanged. In the submerged condition, the amount of water displaced is equal to the battleship's 4) weight. 5) volume. 6) density.
The narrowness of the rings of Uranus and Neptune is believed to be caused by
a. gravitational interactions between ring particles. b. a spiral density wave which confines them. c. the magnetic field which holds them in place. d. the smaller mass of Uranus and Neptune as compared to that of Saturn. e. small shepherd moons that orbit near the rings.