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Frost2351

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on: Jul 28, 2018
The motion of a Foucault pendulum proves that Earth is
 a. rotating.
  b. revolving.
  c. precessing.
  d. an oblate spheroid.

Question 2

A Doppler red shift indicates
 a. a shift toward higher frequencies.
  b. a shift toward shorter wavelengths.
  c. that a light source is approaching relative to the observer.
  d. none of these.


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bassamabas

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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


Frost2351

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Reply 2 on: Jul 28, 2018
Gracias!

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:D TYSM

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