A small angle is measured as 2 arc seconds. How many degrees or what portion of a degree does this represent?

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Most short-period comets do not have randomly oriented orbits because

Which magnetic property best describes a magnet’s ability to act at a distance? magnets are dipolar. magnets attract only certain objects. magnets have magnetic fields. magnets can transfer their properties to certain materials.