This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: George Gamow, the creator of the Big-Bang theory of the origin of the universe, asks you to imagine ... (Read 124 times)

xroflmao

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 515
George Gamow, the creator of the Big-Bang theory of the origin of the universe, asks you to imagine what would happen if the speed of light was 15. mi/h.
 
  If you were on the sidewalk looking at a bicyclist ride down the street, how does she look to you while riding, compared to when she stops? A) taller, the same mass, but stretched out like a limousine
  B) shorter, the same mass, but stretched out like a limousine
  C) same height, greater mass, and flatter in the direction she is moving
  D) same height, smaller mass, and flatter in the direction she is moving
  E) shorter, greater mass, but stretched out like a limousine

Question 2

After World War II, the U.S. Government spent two decades investigating UFOs because they
 
  A) were themselves developing new types of aircraft and used the official investigation as a cover-up
  B) thought that they might be new types of aircraft being developed by the Soviet Union
  C) knew that UFOs were alien craft and used the official investigation as a cover-up
  D) were afraid that an alien civilization was in the process of invading the Earth



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

babybsemail

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 304
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B



xroflmao

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 515
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

Did you know?

As many as 28% of hospitalized patients requiring mechanical ventilators to help them breathe (for more than 48 hours) will develop ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current therapy involves intravenous antibiotics, but new antibiotics that can be inhaled (and more directly treat the infection) are being developed.

Did you know?

There used to be a metric calendar, as well as metric clocks. The metric calendar, or "French Republican Calendar" divided the year into 12 months, but each month was divided into three 10-day weeks. Each day had 10 decimal hours. Each hour had 100 decimal minutes. Due to lack of popularity, the metric clocks and calendars were ended in 1795, three years after they had been first marketed.

Did you know?

Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.

Did you know?

Women are two-thirds more likely than men to develop irritable bowel syndrome. This may be attributable to hormonal changes related to their menstrual cycles.

Did you know?

Approximately 500,000 babies are born each year in the United States to teenage mothers.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library