What is an adiabatic process?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: An adiabatic process is one where no thermal energy enters or leaves a system.

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Which is characteristic of globular star clusters?

A) a mix of old and young stars, about 100,000 ly across B) old age and hundreds of thousands of stars, only about 30 ly wide C) bright blue main sequence stars, and thousands of them D) only brown dwarfs in a yellow ball 100 ly across E) no remaining main sequence stars, but millions of white dwarfs

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Which of the following is a unit of energy:

a. watt b. ft—lb/sec c. newton/sec. d. horsepower e. joule

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Select which statement is correct in describing the image formed by a thin lens of a real object placed in front of the lens

A) If the lens is convex, the image will never be virtual. B) If the image is real, then it is also inverted. C) If the image is real, then it is also upright. D) If the image is real, then it is also enlarged.

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A sound level of 80 dB has ___________ the amplitude of a 60 dB sound

a. ten times c. one tenth b. twenty times d. twice

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