Each whole-number step on the Richter scale represents about how many times more energy release that the preceding whole-number step?
a. 10
b. 31
c. 18
d. 2
b
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Suppose you point your telescope at a distant object. Which of the following is not an advantage of taking a photograph of the object through the telescope as compared to just looking at the object through the telescope?
A) The photograph will have far better angular resolution than you can see with your eye. B) By using a long exposure time, the photograph can allow you to see objects that would be too dim to see with your eye. C) If taken with a camera with a sensitive detector such as a CCD, the photograph can capture a much larger percentage of the incoming photons than can your eye. D) The photograph provides a more reliable record of what is seen through the telescope than can a drawing made by eye.
A proton is accelerated from rest through a potential difference of 150 V. It then enters a region of uniform magnetic field and moves in a circular path (radius = 12 cm). What is the magnitude of the magnetic field in this region?
a. 18 mT b. 12 mT c. 15 mT d. 22 mT e. 10 mT
A baseball (1 kg) has an energy of 100 joules. If its uncertainty in position is 1 m, what is the percentage uncertainty (?p/p × 10^0) in the momentum of the baseball?
a. <<1% b. 1% c. 2% d. 5% e. 10%
Observations of radio waves from astronomical objects suffer from poorer resolution than visible observations with the same size dish (or mirror) because
a. the signals are so weak in the radio region. b. the wavelength of radio waves is much longer than the wavelengths of visible light. c. radio telescopes are generally much smaller in diameter than optical telescopes. d. it is very difficult to detect radio waves. e. radio telescopes don't use solid mirrors.