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Given the following information about an impending mining operation, calculate the amount of waste material generated over the life of the mine.
Why is a baby elephant considered an expensive offspring? Would rabbits be considered expensive offspring? How about Humans, are they expensive offspring?
What are the orbital period and velocity of an astronaut in orbit at 300 km altitude? What is the orbital period of a satellite in geosynchronous orbit?
Diatomic H2 molecule has bond length 74.1 pm (74.1 x 10-12 m). Calculate the difference of energy between the rotational states l2 = 4 and l3 = 3. ?E = ? (eV)
Find the deflection of the beam in millimetres if the beam is under a load of f(x)=9.27(x+1.9322)(3.8-x) Nm and is supported with fixed supports at both ends.
What is the probability that the electron is found within the interval l1 = 0.0532 nm ... l2 = 0.3268 nm at its ground state?
Compare this to the given value on the JPL website. Calculate the orbital velocity of the asteroid using the formula below (be sure to show all work).
Describe how the Earth formed from the original debris. What fundamental forces helped shape our planet?
List three missions that have been sent to explore asteroids. Which asteroids were studied and what information was obtained?
You compare the blackbody spectrum of Scamander to the star Kingsley and discover the peak wavelength of Kingsley. What is the surface temperature of Kingsley?
Star A is a 104 Msun main-sequence star and Star B is a 0.07 Msun main-sequence star. How much longer or shorter will Star A live compared to the Sun?
What is surprising about the atmosphere of the Sun? The temperature of the Sun's atmosphere, after falling above the photosphere rises again to reach very high.
What did you find surprising or most interesting in SolarMax? You find surprising or most interesting in SolarMax?
For an observer in the Northern Hemisphere, describe in general terms how the maximum altitude of the Sun changes throughout the year.
Which object would you choose to visit, why, what do you think you'd see and what would you take with you to use to study?
According to Kepler's 3rd Law, a body orbiting the Sun with an orbital radius of about 3 Astronomical Units will have an orbital period of about how many years?
Plate tectonics is concept as basic to geology as evolution by natural selection is to biology. Discuss the influence of each to the existence of life on Earth.
What will be the velocity at impact in m/s. Assume that the spacecraft drag is constant and is 7500 N, and that the spacecraft mass is 2440 kg.
Consider a hypothetical planet with a radius of 125 million meters and a mass of 1027 kg. What is the density of this planet, in kg/m3?
Product placement occurs throughout the movie. Spot three examples of product placement and list the exact time in which they appear.
Explain how conditions would have to change for life to start again on our planet. See chapter 4 and other relevant chapters of our course text.
Construct a timeline for the universe and indicate when various significant events occurred, from the beginning of the expansion to the formation of the Sun.
Suppose in the future, we are able to forecast space weather as well as we forecast. Discuss what steps we might take to protect our civilization?
Why does the total mass of the rings matter in this analysis? What is the most likely origin for the contaminants that darken the rings?
What would be the minimum and maximum altitude of the stars from Cerro Pachon, Chile (latitude 30.2407o S, longitude 70.7366o W)?