Which color best represents space as drawn in this chapters' figures?
a. blue b. white
c. black d. red
c
RATIONALE: Black is drawn as the color of space (or absence of color) and could represent a cool color.
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A monatomic ideal gas expands adiabatically from an initial volume of 72 L and an initial temperature of 350 K until its temperature falls to 290 K. What is the final volume of the gas?
A) 95 L B) 98 L C) 101 L D) 104 L E) 142 L
Given the thickness and chemical composition of Venus's atmosphere, by how much would you expect its average surface temperature to change between day and night?
a. There should be almost no change in temperature. b. by tens of K (like Earth) c. by hundreds of K (like Mercury) d. The answer depends on where Venus is in its orbit around the Sun.
In the atmospheres of the jovian planets, this component decreases, systematically, with distance from the Sun
A) Hydrogen B) Helium C) Methane D) Ammonia E) Nitrogen
An 800-N man stands at rest on two bathroom scales so that his weight is distributed evenly over both scales. The reading on each scale is
A) 200 N. B) 400 N. C) 800 N. D) 1600 N. E) none of the above