The sky is flat, like a sheet of paper, and hence angular diameter is the distance measured along that flat sheet of paper
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
RATIONALE: Refer to the celestial sphere shape and angular diameter.
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How much work must be done to accelerate a particle of mass 2.1 × 10-14 kg from a speed of 1.5 × 108 m/s to a speed of 2.5 × 108 m/s? (c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)
What will be an ideal response?
If you stretch a copper wire so that it is thinner, the resistance between its ends
A) decreases. B) remains unchanged. C) increases.
Planetary nebulae are sites of planet formation
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The solar system contains vast numbers of small bodies, which we call asteroids when they are rocky and comets when they are icy. These small bodies are concentrated in the region(s) of the solar system that we call
A. the Oort cloud B. the comet belt C. the solar corona D. the Kuiper belt E. the Doppler belt F. the asteroid belt