Using the scale in the diagram below, what is the diameter of Mercury?
a.
about 240 km
b.
about 2400 km
c.
about 24,000 km
d.
about 240,000 km
e.
about 2.4 × 106 km
B
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The circuit below contains three 100-W light bulbs and a capacitor. The emf ? = 110V. At the instant the switch S is closed, which light bulb is brightest?
a.
A
b.
B
c.
C
d.
A and B
e.
All three are equally bright.
Suppose Earth's axis tilt was significantly greater than its current 23.5 degrees, but Earth's rotation period and orbital period were unchanged. Which statement below would not be true?
A) Summers and winters would be more severe (for example, hotter and colder, respectively) than they are now. B) The region of Earth where the Sun does not rise on the winter solstice would be larger (extending farther south) than it is now. C) The length of each season (for example, the number of days from the summer solstice to the fall equinox) would be significantly longer than it is now. D) Polaris would not be our North star.