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Chapter_03_Moon_Phases_and_Eclipses 1 T​he Moon moves slowly against the background of the constellations. True False 2 A​ny location on the Moon is sunlit for three weeks and is in darkness for one week as the Moon rotates. True False 3 I​n most months, there are no eclipses. True False 4 A​s the illuminated part of the Moon grows larger from new to full, it is said to "wane". True False 5 O​ur calendar divides the year into 30­day periods in recognition...

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A 840kg car moving at 1.7m/s brakes to a stop in 5 s. The magnitude of the braking force in N is - 285.6 A ball is thrown straight upward into the air. Neglect air resistance. While the ball is in the air, its acceleration - remains constant A car accelerates from rest for 3 seconds until it reaches a speed of 27m/s. Whats is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second? - 9 A figure skater is moving to the right at a constant speed. Which one of the following must be true? Neg...

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A 840kg car moving at 1.7m/s brakes to a stop in 5 s. The magnitude of the braking force in N is - 285.6 A ball is thrown straight upward into the air. Neglect air resistance. While the ball is in the air, its acceleration - remains constant A car accelerates from rest for 3 seconds until it reaches a speed of 27m/s. Whats is the car's acceleration in meters per second per second? - 9 A figure skater is moving to the right at a constant speed. Which one of the following must be true? Neg...

Which of the following is the smallest? a) 1 AU b) Size of a typical planet c) 1 light-month d) Size of a typical star - b) Size of a typical planet How are galaxies important to our existence? a) Without galaxies, the universe could not be expanding b) Without galaxies, there could not have been a big bang c) Galaxies provide the gravity that prevents us from falling off Earth d) Galaxies prevent planets from leaving their orbits around stars; e.g., our galaxy prevents Earth from lea...

What are the characteristics of disk stars (yellow) of the Milky Way Galaxy? - High mass stars, the Sun, youngest stars, and stars that all orbit in nearly the same plane What are the characteristics of halo stars (green) of the Milky Way Galaxy? - Globular clusters, oldest stars, stars whose orbits can be inclined at any angle, and stars with smallest abundance of heavy elements. What are the characteristics of spiral galaxies? - They contain abundant clouds of cool gas and dust, are rare...