Which of the following is a major reason why it so difficult to obtain direct images of extrasolar planets?
A) The light of the planets is overwhelmed by the light from their star.
B) Extrasolar planets give off light at different wavelengths than planets in our solar system.
C) No telescope is powerful enough to detect the faint light from a distant planet.
D) Telescopes are too busy with other projects.
A) The light of the planets is overwhelmed by the light from their star.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The ground-state energy of an electron in a hydrogen atom is ?13.6 eV. This means that the binding energy of that electron is
A. ?13.6 eV. B. +13.6 eV. C. Some other value (specify).
In a diagram of electric field lines, what is represented by lines that are drawn closer together?
A. a more positive field B. a more negative field C. a stronger field D. a weaker field E. nothing (artistic license)
To predict the approximate energy release of either a fission or a fusion reaction, explain how a physicist uses a table of nuclear masses and the equation E = mImage
A) find the change in mass and divided by the speed of light squared B) find the change in mass and multiply by the speed of light squared C) find the change in mass, square it, and multiply by the speed of light D) take the square root of the change in mass and multiply by the speed of light