The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133889567
Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Megan O. Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, Mark Voit
Publisher: PEARSON
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Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning.
Which method could detect a planet in an orbit that is face-on to Earth? (a) Dopple method (b) transit method (c) astrometric method
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Table 11.1 presents Djup and Pday for the major Jovian satellites. First use these data and the equation above to calculate Jupiter’s mass in kilograms (kg). Enter your results in the table for each satellite. Next calculate the average Jupiter mass (Mjup, av) and enter the result in the table. Finally, calculate the percent difference (PD) using Mjup, av and the standard value for Jupiter’s mass (1.9 X 1027 kg). In the calculation of PD you can ignore 1027 because it will appear in both numerator and denominator.
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Table 11.1 Calculated values for Jupiter’s Mass
Satellite Djup Pday Mjup
Io 2.95 1.77
Europa 4.69 3.55
Ganymede 7.50 7.15
Callisto 13.15 16.7
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Using Kepler's 3rd law solve the following problem. Show your work and highlight your answer.
In a distant star system there are many inhabitable planets. One of these planets is named Qomar. Qomar is 3.2 AU's from its star and takes 6.5 Earth years to go around its star once. There is another planet in the same star system called Ferenginar. Ferenginar is 0.9 AUs from the star. What is the length of a Ferengi year (on Ferenginar) in terms of Earth years?
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A small hole in the wing of a space shuttle requires a 16.0 cm² patch.
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The Cosmic Perspective Fundamentals (2nd Edition)
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