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Author Question: A parsec is I. a unit of length used in astronomy II. 2.06 105 AU III. the distance to an imaginary ... (Read 63 times)

tichca

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A parsec is I. a unit of length used in astronomy II. 2.06  105 AU III. the distance to an imaginary star whose stellar parallax is one arc second IV. 3.26 light years V. the longest unit of length in astronomy
 
  a. I, II, V b. II, IV
  c. I, III, IV, V d. I, II, III, IV, IV

Question 2

Hypernovae are
 
  a. supernovae that occur when two red dwarfs collide.
  b. supernovae that occur when 10-solar-mass stars explode.
  c. supernovae that occur when stars more massive than 25 solar masses explode.
  d. one theory to explain the production of gamma-ray bursters.
  e. supernovae that occur when stars more massive than 25 solar masses explode and one theory to explain the production of gamma-ray bursters.


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

d

Answer to Question 2

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