The rate of heat loss of a planet is proportional to its _______________, thus the smaller the world, the faster it is for heat to escape
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
surface area
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The hottest star in the Orion Nebula is about the same mass as the Sun
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A piece of taffy slams into and sticks to an identical piece of taffy at rest. The momentum of the combined pieces after the collision is the same as before the collision, but this is not true of the kinetic energy, which partly degrades into heat
What percentage of the kinetic energy becomes heat? A) 0% B) 25% C) 50% D) 75% E) need more information
In the troposphere segment of the Earth's atmosphere, as you increase in altitude the temperature decreases. This means the speed of sound decreases as you increase in altitude
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The flatness problem states that
a. the density of the Universe is very close to the critical density. b. the density of the Universe is much larger than the critical density. c. the density of the Universe is much less than the critical density. d. the Universe is two-dimensional. e. the Universe is one-dimensional.