A styrofoam container used as a picnic cooler contains a block of ice at 0°C. If 225 grams of ice melts in 1 hour, how much heat energy per second is passing through the walls of the container? (The heat of fusion of ice is 3.33 × 10^5 J/kg)
20.8 J (per second)
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A. 2.2 m/s B. 3.1 m/s C. 4.4 m/s D. 4.9 m/s
Which of the following are irregularities in our solar system that must be explainable in models of planetary formation?
A) Venus' low rate of rotation B) Mars' north-south asymmetry C) the tilt of Uranus' rotation axis D) binary Kuiper Belt objects E) All of the above
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A) Mrg B) 2 Mrg C) D) E) /
Which of the following statements about lunar phases is true?
A) It is possible to have two full moons during November, but not during December. B) The full moon sometimes rises around midnight. C) The time between new moons is two weeks. D) The time from one new moon to the next new moon is the same as the time from first-quarter moon to third-quarter moon. E) It is possible to have two full moons during January, but not during February.