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abarnes

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Why is MASS considered a more basic property than WEIGHT?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Which of the following statements about Hawking radiation is not true, at least according to our current understanding?
 
  A) It was first predicted by Stephen Hawking in the 1970s.
  B) It causes black holes to slowly shrink in mass.
  C) It has never yet been observed.
  D) It represents a strange form of radiation that emerges from within the event horizon of a black hole.
  E) It occurs when real particles are created from the gravitational potential energy of a black hole.



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Answer to Question 1

A mass may have weight but the weight is a property which changes as the mass is moved around in the universe. Mass is not a property which depends upon position.

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abarnes

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Gracias!

 

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