The only evidence that astronomers have supporting the hypothesis that quasars are very distant objects is the fact that spectral lines of quasars have huge redshifts.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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The rate of cratering in the lunar highlands shows us that:

A) they must be younger than the older, darker mare. B) they range from 4.6-4.4 billion years old, on average. C) the largest impacts are the youngest, such as Copernicus and Tycho. D) the oldest rocks are at least as old as the mare, but some craters are much younger. E) most of the asteroids must have hit the Moon, not the Earth.

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Amateur astronomers are able to detect extrasolar planets with backyard telescopes using the transit method

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In the Doppler effect for electromagnetic waves, which of the following gives the greatest shift in frequency?

a. the source moving toward the non-moving observer at speed v b. the observer moving toward the non-moving source at speed v c. the source moving toward the approaching observer, both at speed v/2 d. All of the above give the same shift.

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A 120 N picture hangs from a nail in the wall. The maximum shear stress the nail can sustain is 1.00 The smallest diameter the nail can be is

A. 10.5 mm. B. 12.4 mm. C. 13.7 mm. D. 14.4 mm. E. 15.9 mm.

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