The heliosphere is defined as the volume of space over which the ______________ extends
a. solar wind
b. solar constant
c. magnetic field
d. gravitational field
a
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A. 1.3 B. 1.26 C. 1.260 D. 1.2600
Suppose you are aboard a rocket that is orbiting Earth in the low, circular orbit shown. If you want to escape from Earth and head to the Moon or Mars along the "escape" path shown, what do you need to do?
A) Fire the rocket engine in your direction of travel, so that you gain speed. B) The only way to end up on the "escape" path is to first return to Earth, then launch your rocket with escape velocity. C) Turn the rocket around, and fire the engine so that you lose speed. D) Throw some excess supplies overboard, so that your rocket becomes less massive.
Which of the following is not caused by the Coriolis effect on Earth?
A) Water going down a drain swirls in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres. B) Earth's global circulation cells are split into three separate cells in each hemisphere. C) Hurricanes swirl in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres. D) Air or objects moving northward in the northern hemisphere are deflected to the east.
In order to jump off the floor, the floor must exert a force on you
a. in the direction of and equal to your weight. b. opposite to and equal to your weight. c. in the direction of and less than your weight. d. opposite to and less than your weight. e. opposite to and greater than your weight.