How can we determine an asteroid's reflectivity?

A) by determining its mass
B) by comparing its infrared thermal emission to its visible-light reflection
C) by seeing how dark or light it looks in telescopic images
D) by determining how far from the Sun it is
E) by determining its size


B

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b. Add Newton's Law of Gravitation. c. Add Einstein's Law of Relativity. d. Add the difference of their masses. e. Add the distance between the two stars.

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Einstein's theory of general relativity applies to gravitation

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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How fast is an ion of deuterium moving, assuming rms speed, if it is in a plasma with a temperature of 190 × 10^6 K? (kB = 1.38 × 10^–23 J/K and mD = 2 × 1.66 × 10^–27 kg)

a. 1.54E+6 m/s b. 1.54E+4 m/s c. 2.37E+12 m/s d. 8.89E+5 m/s e. 2.80E+6 m/s

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The bell with the highest natural frequency is relatively

A) small. B) large. C) either of these

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