Light takes approximately one second to travel from Earth to the Moon. This means that the Moon is approximately

A) 1 astronomical unit from Earth.
B) 1 light-year from Earth.
C) 3000 kilometers from Earth.
D) 300,000 kilometers from Earth.
E) near the top of Earth's atmosphere.


D) 300,000 kilometers from Earth.

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

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A) decreases. B) remains the same. C) increases.

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A gasoline engine absorbs 2500 J of heat and performs 1000 J of mechanical work in each cycle. The amount of heat expelled in each cycle is

a. 1000 J b. 1500 J c. 2000 J d. 500 J e. 3000 J

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