Why are astronomers interested in detecting neutrinos from the Sun?
A. Neutrinos help in predicting the occurrence of solar flares.
B. Neutrinos can reveal the Sun's inner magnetic field.
C. Neutrinos give information about the nuclear reactions in the Sun's core.
D. Neutrinos allow the prediction of the sunspot cycle.
Answer: C
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A. more than 700 N B. less than 700 N C. 700 N D. It could be more or less than 700 N, depending on whether the magnitude of the acceleration is greater than or less than 9.8 m/s2.
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A: 5%. B: 25%. C: 50%. D: 70%. E: 90%.
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A. 9/8 days B. 2 days C. 3 days D. 8 days E. 10 days
A wheel starts from rest and rotates with a constant angular acceleration about a fixed axis. It completes the first revolution 6.0 s after it started. How long after it started will the wheel complete the second revolution?
A. 9.9 s B. 7.8 s C. 8.5 s D. 9.2 s E. 6.4 s