The unit light-year is a measure of

a. temperature.

b. time.

c. distance.

d. brightness.

Lexy used the formula shown to calculate the force of gravity on a space shuttle. Fg = G What does 3 * 105 kg represent?

In the manufacturing of computer chips, cylinders of silicon are cut into thin wafers that are 3.00 in. in diameter and have a mass of 1.50 g of silicon. How thick, in millimeters, is each wafer if silicon has a density of?

Match to the according description 1. red supergiant 2. black hole 3. white dwarf 4. planetary nebula A. a low-mass star that has shed its outer layers B. attracts all matter and energy that come nearby C.

The power in an electrical circuit is given by the equation P = I2R, where I is the current flowing through the circuit and R is the resistance of the circuit. i.

What are two main factors that affect how quickly a coastline erodes?

Jessica took a Mylar balloon outside on a very hot day. As she waited for the bus the balloon began to get bigger. What is the best explanation of this?

Describe how electricity flows through a simple closed circuit.

Solar energy is produced by A. fusion of light nuclei to make heavier ones B. the slow release of heat left over from the Sun's formation C. fission of heavy nuclei into lighter ones D. solar magnetism

A 72-kg fisherman in a 114-kg boat throws a package of mass m = 15 kg horizontally toward the right with a speed of vi = 5.0 m/s.

Roberto creates an animation titled "Flying through an Atom." The animation makes it seem as if the viewer passes all the way through an atom, starting from one side, then through the atom's center, and then leaving through the other side.