Fusion is often called a "thermonuclear reaction" because
A) it is a nuclear reaction that consumes, or uses, more thermal energy than it creates.
B) it is a process that converts thermal energy into nuclear energy.
C) it is a nuclear reaction that is self-sustaining a sufficiently high temperatures.
D) it produces nuclear energy.
E) it is a nuclear reaction that produces more total energy than it consumes.
C
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Force on a Moving Charge: A proton moving at 5.0 × 104 m/s horizontally enters a region where a magnetic field of 0.12 T is present, directed vertically downward. What magnitude force acts on the proton due to this field? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
At t = 0, a particle is located at x = 25 m and has a velocity of 15 m/s in the positive x direction. The acceleration of the particle varies with time as shown in the diagram. What is the velocity of the particle at t = 5.0 s?
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?
a.
+15 m/s
b.
?15 m/s
c.
+30 m/s
d.
0
e.
?1.2 m/s
The Galileo mission put a spacecraft into orbit around Jupiter. Which statement about that spacecraft is true?
A) The spacecraft crashed into the moon Europa. B) The spacecraft's probe measured windspeeds in Jupiter's atmosphere. C) A saltwater ocean was discovered on Jupiter. D) Intense magnetic fields were discovered in the asteroid belt. E) A probe was released which soft landed on Io.
When a gas undergoes an isothermal process, there is
A) no work done by (or on) the gas. B) no heat added to the gas. C) no change in the volume of the gas. D) no change in the temperature of the gas. E) no change in the pressure of the gas.