Quasar - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Ast 104 Final Exam Study Guide Exam 2023 The science of the universe as a whole is called: a) proctology. b) universology. c) cosmetology. d) inflation. e) cosmology. - Answer-e The Big Bang is: a) the explosion of a supernova. b) the explosion of a star. c) a theoretical origin of the universe or our pocket universe. d) the explosion of a quasar. e) a theoretical end of the universe or our pocket universe. - Answer-c Given v as recession velocity and r as cosmological p...

FINANCE 4320 Practice Exam 2 Questions & Answers Latest Graded. Cardinal, the parent corporation, has a basis of $440,000 in the stock of Vulture Corporation, a subsidiary in which it owns 90% of all classes of stock. Cardinal purchased the stock in Vulture Corporation 10 years ago. In the current year, Cardinal Corporation liquidates Vulture Corporation and acquires assets worth $500,000 with a tax basis to Vulture Corporation of $380,000. What basis will Cardinal Corporation have in the ...

ABCTE MSE Science Study Set Questions and Answers 2023 Order of classification Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species Semi-permeable membrane a membrane (as a cell membrane) that allows some molecule to pass through but not others Nucleus Control center of the cell Cytoplasm A jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended Enzymes Catalysts for chemical reactions in living things prokaryotic cell A type of cell lacking a m...

GACE Science (024/025/524) Practice Test A biome contains a. populations that are independent of each other b. species with shared evolutionary histories c. at least one biosphere d. independently evolving species ` a car trip to a point 50 miles away from home wand back takes 4 hours. The top speed of the car was 50 miles per hour, and this speed was maintained during the second and third hours of the trip. Which of the following values represents the average velocity of the car. ...

Quasar Short for "quasi-stellar radio source," a bright, point-like object that produces the luminosity of 100 to 1,000 galaxies within a region the size of a solar system. Pulsar A rapidly rotating neutron star which emits radiation in magnetic pulses. Redshift A shift in the lines of an object's spectrum toward the red end. It indicates that an object is moving away from the observer. The larger it is, the faster the object is moving. Asterism A cluster of stars (or a small constellation...

Cygnus x-1 - correct answer A powerful x-ray source that is believed to be a black hole in our galaxy Virgo Cluster - correct answer Nearest large cluster of galaxies to our local group SBb - correct answer assignment given to a galaxy with moderately sized nuclear bulge & moderately wound arms starting from a bar through the central part of the galaxy That of an average city, about 10km - correct answer the diameter of a typical neutron star of 1 solar mass is predicted to be approxima...

terrestrial planet (rocky planet) a planet with a solid surface, that is mainly composed of rock and solid materials gaseous planet (gas giants) a planet that has little to no solid surface and is mostly composed of gases dwarf planet a planet that is too small to be considered a full planet light-year the distance that light travels in one year, roughly 6 trillion miles or 63,000 AU parsec a unit of measurement in astronomy, equals to about 206,000 AU or 3.2 light-years magnitude a measure...

What is the approximate rotation period of the sun? - ANSWER 25 days (equator) 36 days (poles) What is the approximate mean density of the Sun? - ANSWER 1410 kg/m3 What is the approximate surface temperature of the Sun? - ANSWER 5780 K How do we determine the luminosity of the Sun? - ANSWER L=Flux* 4 π R² What is the temperature of the core of the Sun? - ANSWER 15 million K What mechanism produces the energy in the core of the Sun? - ANSWER In the core, energy is produced by h...

ABCTE Elementary Education Exam 206 Questions with Verified Answers Magna Carta - CORRECT ANSWER (1215) a charter of liberties (freedoms) that King John "Lackland" of Englad was forced to sign; it made the king obey the same laws as the citizens of his kingdom 13th Ammendment - CORRECT ANSWER officially abolished slavery, prohibits involuntary servitude. Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER 1st Constitution of the U.S. (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, n...

EARTH SCIENCE Exam Review 2023 Already Passed seismic waves *** Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake. crust *** the outer layer of the Earth mantle *** the layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core lithosphere *** the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle asthenosphere *** the soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats basalt *** a rock ...