This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: If light from a distant star passes close to a massive body, the light beam will A) bend towards ... (Read 150 times)

jc611

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
on: Jul 27, 2018
If light from a distant star passes close to a massive body, the light beam will
 
  A) bend towards the star due to gravity.
  B) continue moving in a straight line.
  C) change color to a shorter wavelength.
  D) slow down.
  E) accelerate due to gravity.

Question 2

What evidence suggests that the protogalactic cloud that formed the Milky Way resulted from several collisions among smaller clouds?
 
  A) The stars in the halo of the Milky Way are organized into several dense clusters arranged throughout the halo.
  B) The Milky Way resembles an elliptical galaxy more than other spirals do.
  C) Halo stars differ in age and heavy-element content, but these variations do not seem to depend on the stars' distance from the galactic center.
  D) The bulge of the Milky Way is surrounded by many globular clusters, just as elliptical galaxies are.
  E) The Milky Way is the central galaxy of a cluster of galaxies.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

prumorgan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C


jc611

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thank you!


prumorgan

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 326
Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
Always glad to help...


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Most women experience menopause in their 50s. However, in 1994, an Italian woman gave birth to a baby boy when she was 61 years old.

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Did you know?

In women, pharmacodynamic differences include increased sensitivity to (and increased effectiveness of) beta-blockers, opioids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, and typical antipsychotics.

Absorption of light energy by an electron Absorption of light energy by an electron
Sexual dimorphism in body size and mating system. Sexual dimorphism in body size and mating system.
Two Scottish reindeer relax after pulling Santa's sleigh at the switching on of Christmas light Two Scottish reindeer relax after pulling Santa's sleigh at the switching on of Christmas light
One Bread, One Body One Bread, One Body
Use palms and fingers to brush off along the back of the body from shoulders to feet with long ... Use palms and fingers to brush off along the back of the body from shoulders to feet with long ...
Apply light tapotement on the head. Tapping lightly with the fingertips works well for this purpose. Apply light tapotement on the head. Tapping lightly with the fingertips works well for this purpose.
Video: Ear Virtual Tour Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library