EP WEBASSIGN FOR SEEDS/BACKMAN'S FOUNDA
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Author: Seeds
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Compare the size of the interstellar cloud core with that of the Sun.
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Which of the following statements is/are true regarding a nebula?
Which of the following statements is/are true regarding a nebula?
It is believed that each planet in our solar system began as its own nebula.
Over time, a nebula becomes cooler and grows in size.
The density of a nebula is greatest at the edges and least in the center.
There are no nebulas left in our galaxy because they have all formed stars and planets.
Over time, a star will form at the center of a nebula.
A planetary nebula expanded in radius 0.3 arc seconds in 30 years. Doppler measurements show the nebula is expanding at a rate of 35 km/s. How far away is the nebula in parsecs?
First, determine what distance the nebular expanded in parsecs during the time mentioned. Δd = vpc/sTs
So we first need to convert the rate into pc/s and the time into seconds:
vpc/s = vkm/s (1 pc / 3.09 x 1013km)
vpc/s = ?
Ts = (Tyr)(365 days/yr)(24 hrs/day)(3600 s/hr)
Ts = ? s
Δd= vpc/sTs
Therefore, Δd = ? pc
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