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beccaep

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If a star is over ________ solar masses, its core can collapse to a black hole in a hypernova.
 
  A) 1.4 B) 3 C) 8 D) 25 E) 100

Question 2

Contrast S and P waves in terms of speed and transmission through the interior.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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

D

Answer to Question 2

P waves travel faster, and can move through the molten outer core, while slower S waves are not able to pass through a fluid such as the core.


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