A pendulum that on Earth has period 0.52 s is taken to the surface of a large asteroid, where it is measured to have period 1.7 s. What is the value of the gravitational acceleration on the surface of that asteroid?
A. 5.78 
B. 0.48
C. 3.0
D. 0.92
C. 3.0
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a. is less than the original angular momentum of the station. b. is the same as the original angular momentum of the station. c. is greater than the original angular momentum of the station. d. is less than the original angular momentum of the station, but the angular velocity increases. e. is greater than the original angular momentum of the station, but the angular velocity decreases.
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Absorption lines due to the interstellar medium indicate that some components of the interstellar medium are cold and of a very low density because
a. the lines are blue shifted. b. the lines are red shifted. c. the lines are extremely broad. d. the lines are extremely narrow. e. the lines are much darker than the stellar lines.