Gamma-ray bursts lasting longer than two seconds appear to be related to ______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


hypernovae

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Incidentally, modern H-bombs have energy yields 1000 times as much! (c = 3.0 × 108 m/s)

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Which of the following is true of the signs of the zodiac?

A) They have a huge impact on the seasons. B) They are no longer important in astronomy. C) They determine the course of Earth's orbit. D) They are no longer important in astrology.

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When I stand halfway between two speakers, with one on my left and one on my right, a musical note from the speakers gives me constructive interference. How far to my left should I move to obtain destructive interference?

a. one-fourth of a wavelength c. one wavelength b. half a wavelength d. one and a half wavelengths

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You do not get a sunburn, even on a sunny day, if you are behind glass. This is because

A) the glass blocks the ultraviolet, infrared, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays from the sun. B) the glass blocks the X-rays and gamma rays from the sun. C) the glass blocks the infrared radiation from the sun. D) the glass blocks both the ultraviolet and the infrared radiation from the sun. E) the glass blocks the ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

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