What mechanism prevents stars of mass less than 0.08 times the mass of the sun from collapsing under the influence of gravity?

Three blocks are shown: Block A has mass 3 kilograms, length 8 centimeters, height 2 centimeters, and width 1 centimeters. Block B has mass 4 kilograms, length 1 centimeters, height 8 centimeters, and width 2 centimeters.

Why does a metal spoon left on a bowl of hot soup become warm? A) Metal is a conductor. B) Metal is an insulator. C) Metal produces its own heat. D) Metal heats up from magnetism.

A diffraction grating is to be used to find the wavelength of the emission spectrum of a gas. The grating spacing is not known, but light of a known wavelength of 632.8 nm is deflected by 43.2° in the second order by this grating.

Which of the following is not true of the seasons? A. The Earth is closer to the sun during the summer and farther away from the sun during the winter. B. The seasons are caused the tilt of the Earth on its axis. C.

According to Boyle's law, for a fixed quantity of gas at a given temperature, what quantity relating pressure P and volume V is constant?

Volume can be measured in liters or cubic meters. a. T b. F

A spring with a spring constant of 1200 N/m has a 55-g ball at its end. The energy of the system is 5.5J. What is the amplitude of vibration?

Force F1 acts on a particle and does work W1. Force F2 acts simultaneously on the particle and does work W2. The speed of the particle does not change. Which one of the following must be true? a. W1 is zero, and W2 is positiveb. W1 = - W2c.

The amplitude of a sound is the Group of answer choices frequency of the sound. magnitude of displacement of a sound pressure wave. psychological aspect of sound related to timbre. amount of sound energy falling on a unit area.

Air at 38°C and 97% relative humidity is to be cooled to 18°C and fed into a plant area at a rate of 510 m/min. a. Calculate the rate (kg/min) at which water condenses. b.