The recently dwarf planet Eris has an orbital period about the Sun, P, of 557 years. According to Kepler's 3rd Law, what is the semi-major axis, a, of its orbit?
A) 55.7 AU
B) 38.4 AU
C) 72.1 AU
D) 67.7 AU
D
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What will be an ideal response?
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A) 3.5 centimeters in diameter (the size of a golf ball) B) 35 centimeters in diameter (a little bigger than a basketball) C) 3.5 meters in diameter (about 11-1/2 feet across) D) 3.5 kilometers in diameter (the size of a small town)
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A) downward B) toward the north C) toward the south D) toward the east E) toward the west
A Young's double-slit apparatus is set up so that a screen is positioned 1.6 m from the double slits, and the spacing between the two slits is 0.0315 mm. What is the distance between alternating bright fringes on the screen if the light source has a wavelength of 630 nm? (1 nm = 10-9 m)
a. 0.016 m c. 0.025 m b. 0.047 m d. 0.032 m