Stars and Galaxies 9th Edition by Seeds – Test Bank

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8

The apparent positions of stars around the sun during an eclipse have been used to prove the general theory of relativity.​

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False

9

The neap tides occur at the new moon and full moon.​

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False

10

Spring tides occur during the new and full lunar phases.​

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False

11

Two objects in orbit around each other orbit their common center of mass.​

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False

12

Newton’s third law states that forces occur in pairs acting in the same direction.​

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False

13

I​f an object’s velocity equals or exceeds the escape velocity, it will follow a closed parabolic or hyperbolic orbit.

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False

14

The second postulate of special relativity states that the speed of light,

when measured in a vacuum, is constant for all observers.​

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False

15

Special relativity states the relationship between energy and mass as.

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False

16

According to Aristotle, an object with no forces acting on it will ____.​

m​ove faster and faster
e​eventually stop moving
m​ove at a constant speed forever
f​i r s t i n c r e a s e a n d t h e n d e c r e a s e i n s p e e d f​i r s t d e c r e a s e a n d t h e n i n c r e a s e i n s p e e d

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In contradiction to the teachings of Aristotle, Galileo found that an object with no forces (and no friction) acting on it will ____.​

m​ove faster and faster
e​eventually stop moving
m​ove at a constant speed forever
f​i r s t i n c r e a s e a n d t h e n d e c r e a s e i n s p e e d f​i r s t d e c r e a s e a n d t h e n i n c r e a s e i n s p e e d