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List the following in order of increasing length
size of the Sun
distance from the Sun to the Earth
size of Jupiter
distance to Jupiter
distance to the Moon
distance to Pluto
2. You are cruising down the highway at 60 mph (100 kph) and, without losing speed you follow the road which veers to the right. Have you accelerated?
3. You are driving along a straight road at 60 mph (100 kph) when you lift your foot off the accelerator until you reach a speed of 30 mph (50kph). Have you accelerated?
4. What is the basic difference between light waves and all other wave phenomena?
5. It takes 4 hydrogens to fuse into a helium atom. However, the mass of the 4 hydrogens is greater than the mass of the helium atom. What happens to the missing mass?
6. If you know that Stars A and B have the same luminosity, and yet Star A appears to be 100 times dimmer than Star B, how much farther is Star A than Star B?
7. A certain red star and a certain blue star are found to be radiating the same number of photons per second. Which star is more luminous and why?
8. The Sun is a low mass star and so will never have the core fusion reactions of massive stars. Yet, the Sun has iron in its atmosphere, as well as gold, silver and other elements much heavier than iron. Why?
9. When a gravitational disturbance occurs, how fast does the ripple in space-time travel in empty space?
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Improvements in technology relevant
: Discuss five (5) examples of technology that can help achieve this goal. Include industry examples as part of your discussion.
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How are they significant to our personal lives
: Astrology is the study that believes and attempts to interpret the powers of heavenly bodies on human affairs. Why do you think astrology is so popular around the world, although it has failed all scientific tests of validity?
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Design an advertisement for an anti-smoking campaign
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Write a program to calculate the body fat of a person
: One way to determine how healthy a person is by measuring the body fat of the person. Write a program to calculate the body fat of a person.
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How fast does the ripple in space-time travel in empty space
: The Sun is a low mass star and so will never have the core fusion reactions of massive stars. Yet, the Sun has iron in its atmosphere, as well as gold, silver and other elements much heavier than iron. Why?
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Describe the purpose of each of these approaches
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Identify key external forces
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Prepare the journal entries to record overhead
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What is the cost of manufacturing pianos
: A piano manufacturer has a daily fixed cost of $1,200 and a marginal cost of $1,500 per piano. Find the cost C(x) of manufacturing x pianos in one day. Hint: A linear cost function, C(x) = mx + b. Use your function to answer parts b to e. On a give..
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