You can determine the mass of the Moon
1.by measuring how long it takes to revolve around the Earth.
2.by measuring its distance from the Earth.
3.by measuring its diameter as well as the rate at which objects accelerate due to gravity on the Moon.
4.by doing any of these.
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When you look through a sheer curtain at a distant street lamp, you see a pattern of colored spots of light. This occurs by
a. polarization of light in scattering and partial absorption by the threads. b. interference of light waves that pass through the threads with light waves that pass through the openings between the threads. c. refraction of light waves differentially in the cylindrical threads. d. diffraction of light waves passing through the two dimensional pattern of openings between the threads. e. reflection of light waves by the sides of the threads.
Briefly summarize the differences between terrestrial and jovian planets
What will be an ideal response?
A vertically oriented rocket that is able to sustain a continuous upward velocity of 8 km/s will
A) eventually escape from Earth. B) be unable to escape Earth. C) maintain a fixed orbit around Earth.
The amount of heat necessary to change 1 kg of a solid into a liquid at the same temperature is called the
a. entropy. b. melting point. c. latent heat of vaporization. d. latent heat of fusion.