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Destiiny22

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The atmosphere is largely ________ to terrestrial radiation that has a wavelength between 8 and 12 micrometers.
 
  A) reflective B) conductive C) transparent D) absorptive

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What is the modern explanation of the guest stars that suddenly appeared in the night sky?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 14, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

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They are normal stars that are usually too faint to be visible but increase in brightness as they explosively eject gases from their surface. They are known as novae or supernovae.


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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