Inferring cloud properties using carbon-monoxide: At the low temperatures of molecular clouds, carbon monoxide emits radio light more strongly than does molecular hydrogen.
What assumptions must be made to then use observations of carbon monoxide to infer the properties of the cloud as a whole?
Question 2
The ancient Greeks get a lot of attention for their contributions to science because ________.
A) they were the only ancient culture that kept written records of their astronomical observations
B) they were the first people to realize that Earth is a planet orbiting the Sun
C) they were the first people known to try to explain nature with models based on reason and mathematics, without resort to the supernatural
D) the books of every other culture were lost in the destruction of the library of Alexandria
Carbon dioxide emission per gigajoule of energy released
Comparing temperatures at different measuring sites
Basic Cloud Types
Classification of Clouds According to Height and Form
A sample of carbon monoxide gas occupies 125 mL at 20.0 °C and 455 mm Hg. If the
Common Sources of Carbon Monoxide