Most terrestrial planets have portions of their surface that appear to be significantly older than other portions of their surface. What evidence suggests that the surface of Venus is all of the same age?
a. Photos taken by probes that landed on Venus showed that all of the rocks were of the same age.
b. The craters on Venus are randomly distributed in size and number across the surface.
c. The volcanoes on Venus are not found in isolated groups, but are scattered around the planet.
d. a and b
e. all of the above
B
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A) all processes. B) reversible processes. C) irreversible processes. D) all real engines. E) exothermic processes.
Jason takes off from rest across level water on his jet-powered skis. The combined mass of Jason and his skis is 75 kg (the mass of the fuel is negligible). The skis have a thrust of 200 N and a coefficient of kinetic friction on water of 0.10
Unfortunately, the skis run out of fuel after only 67 s. How far has Jason traveled when he finally coasts to a stop? A) 5400 m B) 3800 m C) 10,000 m D) 7600 m
A mass is transferred through the inner Langragria point in a binary system toward a white dwarf, the material forms a rapidly growing whirlpool of material known as a(n)
a. accretion disk. b. Lagrangian point. c. Algol paradox. d. planetary nebula. e. supernova remnant.
Vector A has a magnitude of 3.0 units and makes an angle of -90.0
with the positive x-axis. Vector B has a magnitude of 4.0 units and makes an angle of -120
with the positive x-axis. What is the direction of the vector sum of A + B referenced to the positive x-axis?
A. -107
B. 55
C. -55
D. -145