What is the thickness of the disk of the Milky Way?

A) 100 light-years
B) 1,000 light-years
C) 10,000 light-years
D) 100,000 light-years
E) 1,000,000 light-years


B

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A car traveling at a steady 20 m/s rounds an 80-m radius horizontal unbanked curve with the tires on the verge of slipping

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Atmospheric sulfur pollution gives rise to

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One of the primary justifications given, in the textbook's opening section, for this course is

A) so that you can learn useful skills such as the ability to repair things around the house. B) to transmit our cultural heritage to your generation and to future generations. C) because more broadly educated people get better-paying jobs upon graduation. D) the evolutionary trend over billions of years has been toward increased awareness. E) people with a broad education are happier.

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