What is the accepted explanation for millisecond pulsars?
What will be an ideal response?
They are old neutron stars which have pulled matter off of a binary companion and in the process been spun up to very high rotational speeds.
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A(n) ______________ converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
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The force that holds a satellite in orbit around Earth is caused by
a) the gravitational pull of Earth. b) friction as the satellite moves through the air. c) the thrust of a jet engine always being fired toward the center of the Earth. d) conservation of angular momentum.
In an ionic material, the ______________potential is the attractive energy between ions.
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A swimmer swims 20 laps in a north-south facing pool in 7.00 minutes. Her first lap is toward the north. Her displacement and average velocity are
A. 0; 0. B. 0; 2.38 m/s, south. C. 0; 2.38 m/s, north. D. 1 000 m, south; 2.38 m/s, south. E. 1 000 m, north; 2.38 m/s, north.