Which of the following is NOT a pattern of motion in our Solar System?

A) Most planets rotate in the same direction they orbit.
B) Most planetary orbits lie in the same plane.
C) Most planets orbit in the same direction.
D) Almost all large moons orbit their planet in the same direction as the planet's rotation.
E) The planets orbit the Sun in a direction opposite that of the Sun's rotation.


E) The planets orbit the Sun in a direction opposite that of the Sun's rotation.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Our Sun is a star of spectral type ________

A) M B) F C) S D) G

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Specific heat capacity of ice = 2,000 J/kg-°C latent heat of fusion of water = 334,000 J/kg specific heat capacity of water = 4,000 J/kg-°C A 1 kg block of ice is removed from a freezer where its temperature was –10°C. The amount of heat absorbed by the ice as it warms to 0°C is 20,000 J

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Two charged bodies separated by a distance d exert an electrical force on each other. The charge on one of the bodies is doubled. The electrical forces on each body now

a. double. b. decrease by 1/2. c. stay the same. d. differ—the force on the other body doubles, but the force on the body whose charge was changed stays the same as before. e. increase by a factor of four.

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