This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: As a rotating gas cloud contracts, it spins: A) faster due to an increase in angular momentum. ... (Read 39 times)

arivle123

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 569
As a rotating gas cloud contracts, it spins:
 
  A) faster due to an increase in angular momentum.
  B) slower due to a decrease in angular momentum.
  C) at a constant rate.
  D) faster due to conservation of angular momentum.
  E) slower due to conservation of angular momentum.

Question 2

Imagine you are plunging into the Sun, starting from Earth. Briefly describe what you will see as you descend.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

bblaney

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

First you will feel the light pressure of particles from the solar wind. As you approach the Sun, you will enter the corona, an extremely hot layer of gas, but so low in density that you won't really feel how hot it is. The next layer you encounter will be the chromosphere, a very hot layer of gas just above the visible surface of the Sun. As you plunge through the surface of the Sun, the photosphere, the temperature will be a slightly cooler 5,800 K, compared to the outer layers, and you will see the slightly cooler regions of sunspots and the granulation on the surface caused by the convection underneath. You will then enter this convective layer, feeling regions of hot plasma rising upward to meet you and seeing cooler gas descending from the surface. After passing through this layer, you will reach the radiation zone, where photons are engaged in a random dance as they are continuously absorbed and re-emitted by the hot gas there. You will then reach the source of these photons, the core of the Sun, which is actively involved in nuclear fusion, converting hydrogen into helium and releasing multitudes of photons and neutrinos.




arivle123

  • Member
  • Posts: 569
Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
:D TYSM


abro1885

  • Member
  • Posts: 337
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

Did you know?

Though methadone is often used to treat dependency on other opioids, the drug itself can be abused. Crushing or snorting methadone can achieve the opiate "rush" desired by addicts. Improper use such as these can lead to a dangerous dependency on methadone. This drug now accounts for nearly one-third of opioid-related deaths.

Did you know?

Many people have small pouches in their colons that bulge outward through weak spots. Each pouch is called a diverticulum. About 10% of Americans older than age 40 years have diverticulosis, which, when the pouches become infected or inflamed, is called diverticulitis. The main cause of diverticular disease is a low-fiber diet.

Did you know?

According to the CDC, approximately 31.7% of the U.S. population has high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or "bad cholesterol" levels.

Did you know?

The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").

Did you know?

Once thought to have neurofibromatosis, Joseph Merrick (also known as "the elephant man") is now, in retrospect, thought by clinical experts to have had Proteus syndrome. This endocrine disease causes continued and abnormal growth of the bones, muscles, skin, and so on and can become completely debilitating with severe deformities occurring anywhere on the body.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library