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tnt_battle

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on: Jul 27, 2018
The Moon is slowly moving away from Earth.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

The Doppler technique can be used to measure the orbital period of a planet by
 
  A) measuring the asymmetries in the velocity curve.
  B) measuring the amount by which the starlight is reduced when the planet transits.
  C) measuring the speed at which the star orbits the mutual center-of-mass of the star and planet.
  D) measuring the time it takes for the star's line-of-sight velocity to cycle from peak to peak.


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yeungji

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

TRUE

Answer to Question 2

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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