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conceptual physical science
Conceptual Physical Science 6th Edition Paul G. Hewitt, John A. Suchocki, Leslie A. Hewitt - Solutions
What is a transform boundary?
What are the three types of plate collisions that occur at convergent boundaries?
What kind of boundary separates the South American Plate from the African Plate?
What is a rift? Give an example.
The lithosphere moves because of convection currents in the mantle. What causes the convection currents?
Name and describe the three types of plate boundaries.
In what way does seafloor spreading support continental drift?
How is the ocean floor similar to a gigantic, slow-moving tape recorder?
What was the major discovery of Harry Hess?
Where are the deepest parts of the ocean?
What role did paleomagnetism play in supporting the theory of continental drift?
Wegener proposed that the world’s continents had at one time all been joined together into one supercontinent. What name is given to this supercontinent?
What key evidence did Alfred Wegener use to support his hypothesis of continental drift?
Why does continental crust stand higher on the mantle than oceanic crust?
How does continental crust differ from oceanic crust?
In what ways are the asthenosphere and the lithosphere different from each other?
What is the evidence that Earth’s outer core is liquid?
What is the evidence that Earth’s inner core is solid?
How did seismic waves contribute to the discovery of Earth’s core?
What was the major contribution of Andrija Mohorovičić to Earth science?
Name the two types of surface waves and describe the motion of each.
How do P-waves travel through Earth’s interior? How do S-waves travel through Earth’s interior?
What geologic features are explained by plate tectonics?
What clues can we use to recognize the boundaries between ancient plates no longer in existence?
The FYI about the 2010 Chilean earthquake suggests that the quake caused a shift in Earth’s distribution of mass, which changed Earth’s rate of rotation and resulted in a change in the day length. If Earth’s rate of rotation increases, what is the effect on day length? If Earth’s rate of
As global temperatures increase, the polar ice caps melt. What influence will this have on the isostatic balance of the lithosphere?
Where do most of the world’s earthquakes occur? Discuss features of various earthquakes in terms of: geology—type of plate boundary, fault, and rock type; and geography—economic development, preparedness, politics, and recovery efforts.
How does the brightness of a quasar compare with that of a large galaxy?
Un-manned space probes are a very cost-effective and safe way to explore our solar system and beyond. Why should we bother to send humans to another planet, such as Mars?
What are constellations?
Why does an observer at a given location see one set of constellations in the winter and a different set of constellations in the summer?
Why do the stars appear to turn on an imaginary north– south axis once every 24 hours?
Is the light-year a measurement of time or distance?
Which is hotter: a red star or a blue star?
What is the difference between apparent brightness and luminosity?
What is an H–R diagram?
Where are the great majority of stars plotted on an H–R diagram?
Where does our Sun reside on an H–R diagram?
Among stars originating from the main sequence, which are larger: red stars or yellow stars?
What process changes a protostar into a full-fledged star?
What are the outward forces that act on a star?
What are the inward forces that act on a star?
When will our Sun reach the red-giant stage?
Is the lifetime of a high-mass star longer or shorter than that of a low-mass star?
What is the relationship between the heavy elements that we find on Earth today and supernovae?
What is the relationship between a supernova and a neutron star?
What is the relationship between a neutron star and a pulsar?
What is the relationship between a supergiant star and a black hole?
Why don’t we think the Sun will eventually become a black hole?
How does the mass of a star before its collapse compare with the mass of the black hole that it becomes?
If black holes are invisible, what is the evidence for their existence?
Is a black hole’s event horizon a physical or mathematical boundary?
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
What are the consequences of galaxies colliding?
What is a starburst galaxy?
How many spiral galaxies are in the Local Group?
Is the Local Group a relatively small or large cluster of galaxies?
Name three galactic clusters found in our Local Supercluster
To observe the daily motion of the stars, go star watching tonight. Pick a star or constellation that lines up with a stationary landmark such as a tree or house. Then come back in an hour or so and you will see that the star has moved away from the landmark but remains in place relative to the
To observe the revolutionary motion of Earth around the Sun, go star watching and make note of the stars directly above you. Sketch their pattern on a piece of paper and write down the date and time at which you make this observation. If these stars are not already a well-known constellation, make
If you were to travel straight up from the core of our galaxy and then look back, you would have a grand view of the Milky Way’s spiral shape. If the distance from the core to the outer edges was 50,000 light-years, how much surface area are you looking at? Assume the galaxy is a circle whose
Assume the Milky Way contains 100 billion stars evenly distributed with none concentrated toward the center. What would be the surface area density of stars? Use the equation surface area density = number of stars/surface area.
Use the information in the preceding problem to figure out the average amount of space around a single star in units of AU (1 light-year = 63,000 AU.)
From your answer to the preceding problem, would it be possible for two galaxies with stars evenly distributed to pass right through each other?
Rank the appearance of the North Star in order of increasing height from the horizon as seen from(a) Alaska,(b) Florida,(c) Vermont
Rank the objects in order of increasing intrinsic motion as viewed from Earth:(a) The Moon,(b) Venus,(c) The North Star.
Rank the following stars in order of increasing radius: Star A Star B 6,000 4,000 Star C 30,000 Surface temperature (K): Luminosity (solar units): 100 0.01
Rank these stages of stellar development from earliest to latest:(a) White dwarf,(b) Nova,(c) Red giant
Rank the nuclear fuels in order of being consumed, from first to last:(a) Carbon,(b) Helium,(c) Hydrogen
Rank the following features of a black hole in order of increasing radius:(a) Photon sphere,(b) Singularity,(c) Event horizon.
Rank in order of increasing size:(a) Solar system,(b) Local Group,(c) Galaxy.
The 19th-century author and social commentator Thomas Carlyle wrote, “Why did not somebody teach me the constellations and make me at home in the starry heavens, which are always overhead and which I don’t half know to this day?” What, besides the names of the constellations, did Thomas
Is there any star bright enough for us to see it on a sunny day?
On the Moon, stars other than the Sun can be seen during the daytime. Why?
Which figure in this chapter best shows that a constellation seen in the background of a solar eclipse is one that will be seen 6 months later in the night sky?
We see the constellations as distinct groups of stars. Discuss why they would look entirely different if viewed from some other location in the universe, far distant from Earth.
Distinguish between the daily motion and the intrinsic motion of celestial objects.
Which moves faster from horizon to horizon: the Sun or the Moon? Explain.
The Big Dipper is sometimes right side up (could hold water) and at other times upside down (could not hold water). What length of time is required for the Dipper to change from one position to the other?
Why does the Big Dipper change its position in the night sky over the course of the evening, whereas Polaris, the North Star, remains relatively fixed in its position?
What type(s) of motion do we see with the Sun? Daily? Yearly? Intrinsic?
What does the color of a star tell you about the star?
Which has the highest surface temperature: a red star, a white star, or a blue star?
Why don’t we see the ultraviolet color of stars?
Does a blue star contain yellow light?
Does a yellow star contain blue light?
In terms of the life cycle of the Sun, explain why life on Earth cannot last forever.
How is the H-R diagram like the periodic table?
If an entire solar mass were to fall into the Sun, what would happen to its color?
What is the relationship between a planetary nebula and a white dwarf?
What do the outward and inward forces acting on a star have to do with its size?
What event marks the birth of a star? When does a star die?
What is expected to happen to the Sun in its old age?
When can a burnt-out collapsing star rekindle itself?
In what sense are we all made of star dust?
How is the gold in your mother’s ring evidence of ancient stars that ran through their life cycles long before the solar system came into being?
Would you expect metals to be more abundant in old stars or in new stars? Defend your answer.
What evidence suggests that our Sun is a relatively young star in the universe?
Some stars contain fewer heavy elements than our Sun contains. What does this indicate about the age of such stars relative to the age of our Sun?
Why is there a lower limit on the mass of a star? (What can’t happen in a low-mass accumulation of hydrogen atoms and other interstellar material?)
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