_________emission occurs when a material is heated to a high temperature and electrons are emitted.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


Thermionic

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Which of the following best represents the energy transformations occurring in a coal-fired power plant?

A) thermal ? chemical ? electric B) gravitational ? thermal ? electric C) chemical ? electric ? thermal D) chemical ? thermal ? electric E) electric ? thermal ? chemical

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An object with a nonzero rest mass moving at the speed of light would have

A. time pass at an infinitely fast rate. B. infinite apparent mass. C. no momentum. D. infinite volume.

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In alpha decay,

A) a proton turns into a neutron B) a neutron turns into a proton C) a proton turns into an electron D) a helium nucleus is ejected

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