If you triple your distance from an object, what happens to its angular size?

A. It decreases by one half.
B. It reduces to one third of what it was.
C. It stays the same.
D. It increases by a factor of nine.


Answer: B

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A series of fission reactions in which subsequent reactions are initiated by the neutrons produced in the previous reactions is called a

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The heart of the spectroscope

A. Prism or A Diffraction Grating

B. Annie Jump Cannon

C. Temperature

D. Spectroheliometer

E. Continuous Spectrum

F. Joseph Van Fraunhofer

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