The elapsed time between two successive crossings of the same meridian by a star other than the Sun is known as
a. the tropical year.
b. one sidereal day.
c. the sidereal year.
d. none of these.
c
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A. 20 ? B. 10 ? C. 25 ? D. 15 ? E. 3.2 ?
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The energy associated with a photon of blue light is ________________ the energy associated with a photon of red light
a. greater than c. equal to b. less than d. unrelated to
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Determine
(a) Determine the toughness of the 1045 steel specimen in Figure 6.22. (b) Compare this magnitude with the toughness of 1020 steel calculated in Example Problem 6.13, and explain the reason for the relative magnitudes of the toughness.
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Which of these planets is approximately the same size as Earth?
a. Venus b. Mars c. Saturn d. Mercury e. Pluto
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