The use of thermal mass on a direct gain passive solar system _______
a. reduces temperature fluctuations during the day.
b. provides foundation support for the collector superstructure
c. increases the insolation on the south-facing windows
d. increases temperature fluctuations during the night
a
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If low density is the primary design requirement, what class of material discussed in this chapter would you first investigate for suitability?
What will be an ideal response?
The parallax of two stars is reported in a star catalog. Which star is farther?
A) The one with the larger amount of parallax B) You can't tell, since parallax has nothing to do with distance. C) The one with the smaller amount of parallax
How do we study the region near the center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way?
A) high-resolution images acquired with visible light telescopes B) observations at radio, infrared and x-ray wavelengths C) We cannot directly observe the galactic center, so we infer its characteristics from theoretical models. D) We look at the centers of other galaxies and assume that our Milky Way's center is similar. E) We can study the galactic center only by observing gravitational waves.
The primary way that we observe the atomic hydrogen that makes up most of the interstellar gas in the Milky Way is with ________
A) radio telescopes observing at a wavelength of 21 centimeters B) X-ray telescopes C) space-based ultraviolet telescopes D) ground-based visible-light telescopes