The Main Sequence is the first stellar stage in which energy produced by ________ balances the energy lost by radiation from the surface of the star

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


fusion (of hydrogen into helium) or nuclear reactions

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Figure R5.10 shows a two-observer space time diagram for an Other Frame that moves at a speed of 0.5 relative to the Home Frame. What are the coordinates of event P in the Other Frame?



A. t ? = 3.4 s, x ? = 2.6 s
B. t ? = 5.2 s, x ? = 2.6 s
C. t ? = 2.9 s, x ? = 1.2 s
D. t ? = 3.7 s, x ? = 3.4 s
E. Other (specify)

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When dishes remain on a table when you yank the tablecloth beneath them, you're demonstrating

A) friction. B) inertia. C) constant motion. D) ?F = 0.

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A 0.200-kg object, attached to a spring with spring constant k = 16.0 N/m, is moving on a horizontal frictionless surface in simple harmonic motion of amplitude of 0.0840 m. What is its speed at the instant when its displacement is 0.0420 m? (Hint: Use conservation of energy.)

a. 6.51 m/s b. 0.269 m/s c. 65.1 cm/s d. 84.0 cm/s e. 46.0 cm/s

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The energy released by a certain reaction is enough to totally evaporate 125 kg of water at its boiling point. How much mass was lost during this reaction?

(LF = 334,000 J/kg for water, c = 3.00 × 108 m/s)

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