The Moon's angular diameter in our sky as observed from Earth is measured to be 0.5°. From this, we can find the diameter of the Moon in kilometers if we also know the Moon's

a. distance from the Earth.
b. element composition
c. distance from the Sun.


a

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A particle (q = 5.0 nC, m = 3.0 ?g) moves in a region where the magnetic field has components Bx = 2.0 mT, By = 3.0 mT, and Bz = ?4.0 mT. At an instant when the speed of the particle is 5.0 km/s and the direction of its velocity is 120° relative to the magnetic field, what is the magnitude of the acceleration of the particle?

a. 33 m/s2 b. 17 m/s2 c. 39 m/s2 d. 25 m/s2 e. 45 m/s2

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The big bang only created hydrogen and helium (with miniscule amounts of lithium) because____

a. gamma ray photons disrupt large nuclei more easily b. antimatter is attracted to large nuclei, leaving only light nuclei c. heavier elements can only be formed through fusion d. elements with an atomic weight of 5 or 8 are unstable e. temperatures were high enough to fuse hydrogen, but not helium

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A container having a volume of 1.0 m3 holds 5.0 moles of helium gas at 50°C. If the helium behaves like an ideal gas, the total energy of the system is

A. 2.0 × 104 J. B. 2.5 × 104 J. C. 1.7 × 103 J. D. 1.5 × 103 J. E. 4.0 × 104 J.

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A rocket can never go faster than the speed of its exhaust

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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