When a nucleus in an excited state decays to the ground state, a beta particle is emitted
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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A. the larger mass B. the smaller mass C. They receive equal impulses.
A satellite is moved from a low orbit to one that is twice as far from Earth. Its mass at its new orbit is ________.
A. increased by a factor of 2 B. decreased by a factor of 2 C. unchanged D. decreased by a factor of 4 E. There is no gravity in space.
Why did Ptolemy have the planets orbiting Earth on "circles upon circles" in his model of the universe?
A) to properly account for the varying distances of the planets from Earth B) to explain why Venus goes through phases as seen from Earth C) to explain why the Greeks were unable to detect stellar parallax D) to explain the fact that planets sometimes appear to move westward, rather than eastward, relative to the stars in our sky E) to explain why more distant planets take longer to make a circuit through the constellations of the zodiac
Although the United States has less than 5% of the world's population, it accounts for approximately ______________ of the world's annual consumption of fossil fuels
a. 15% b. 25% c. 35% d. 45%