What would happen to a planet's thermosphere and exosphere if the Sun had a higher output of X-rays?

What will be an ideal response?


With greater X-ray output, the thermosphere and exosphere would be warmer.

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First Law of Thermodynamics: A fixed amount of an ideal monatomic gas is maintained at constant volume as it is cooled by 50 K. This feat is accomplished by removing 400 J of energy from the gas. How much work is done by the gas during this process?

A. 0 J B. 400 J C. -400 J D. -200 J E. 200 J

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Which of these objects is moving with constant velocity but changing acceleration?

a. a rock dropped from a bridge b. a car going around a banked curve at 40 m/s c. an aircraft being launched off of an aircraft carrier d. an aircraft in a banked turn at 100 m/s

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Electric forces within an atomic nucleus tend to

A) hold it together. B) push it apart. C) neither of these

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Two capacitors with capacitances of 2.0 ?F and 0.40 ?F, respectively, are connected in series. The system is connected to a 50-V battery. What electrical potential energy is stored in the 2.0-?F capacitor?

a. 2.5E–3 J b. 5.0E–4 J c. 8.3E–5 J d. 6.9E–5 J e. 1.4E–5 J

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