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If a sunspot has a temperature of 4,500 K and the surrounding solar surface has a temperature of 5,800 K, how many times brighter is the surface compared to the sunspot?
 
  a. 0.28
  b. 0.36
  c. 2.8
  d. 3.6
  e. 36

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Geosynchronous satellites
 
  a. have an orbital period of 24 hours. b. remain above a geographical point on Earth while Earth rotates underneath.
  c. have an orbital period of 24 hours and remain above a geographical point on Earth while Earth rotates underneath. d. None of the other choices are correct.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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