What is degenerate matter?

What will be an ideal response?


Degenerate matter is a gas that is so dense that most of its electrons are not free to change their energy levels.

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Which part of a telescope is responsible for magnifying an image?

a. eyepiece b. primary lens c. primary mirror d. tube diameter e. photometer

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An eclipse season is the interval during which the Sun crosses a node of the Moon's orbit

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If you could convert the Earth (mass 6×1027g) into pure energy, how much energy wouldbe produced (in ergs) compared to what the Sun produces over its whole life (1.2×1051ergs)? The speed of lightc= 3×1010cm/s.

a) more than 10 times more b) three times less c) roughly the same amount d) three times more e) more than 10 times less

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The plane in which almost all planets orbit the Sun is called the:

A) equator of the solar system. B) ecliptic. C) equant. D) node. E) galactic plane.

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