The orbits of the planets in our Solar System: a. have a wide range of inclinations. b. all proceed in the same direction. c. have semimajor axes that follow a regular, repeating pattern. d. imply that the planets formed elsewhere and were captured by the Sun’s gravity.

The “death throes” of stars are amongst the most complex phenomena in all of astronomy, and the “corpses” of stars amongst the most energetic and exotic objects in existence. beginning at the end of the core helium fusion stage in a star’s life, describe in detail the post-main sequence development of both (a) a 1.0 solar mass star, and (b) a 25.0 solar mass star. in what significant ways do they differ? what role does each of these types of stars play in the "star-gas-star" cycle and the evolution of chemical elements in our galaxy?

Acar of mass m goes around a banked curve of radius r with speed v. if the road is frictionless due to ice, the car can still negotiate the curve if the horizontal component of the normal force on the car from the road is equal in magnitude to 101) a) mv2/r b) mg/2. d) mg e) tan[v2/(eg)]

Exercise 2. find the wavelength of a photon emitted when an electron jumps from the n = 3 energy level down to the n = 2 energy level. where is this photon in the electromagnetic spectrum?