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Title: Which of the following statements is true of reflection nebulae?
Post by: tifoanug on Mar 19, 2018
Which of the following statements is true of reflection nebulae?
 
  A) They have a distinctive blue color.
  B) The gases in reflection nebulae are excited to emit photons.
  C) The spectrum of a reflection nebula is not the reflected absorption spectrum of starlight.
  D) They are produced when a hot star excites the gas to produce an emission spectrum.

Question 2

_____ is a series of three nuclear reactions that builds a helium nucleus by adding protons one at a time.
 
  A) The proton-neutron chain
  B) The helium proton chain
  C) The proton-proton chain
  D) The hydrogen-helium chain

Question 3

_____ are reactions that join the nuclei of atoms to form more massive nuclei.
 
  A) Endothermic reactions
  B) Nuclear fission reactions
  C) Nuclear fusion reactions
  D) Chemical reactions

Question 4

The carbon-nitrogen-oxygen (CNO) cycle works best in temperatures:
 
  A) lower than 10,000,000 K.
  B) higher than 16,000,000 K.
  C) higher than 11,000,000 K but lower than 12,000,000 K
  D) higher than 13,000,000 K but lower than 15,000,000 K

Question 5

When the nuclear reactions begin making too little energy in a star, by virtue of the natural thermostat, the star:
 
  A) would expand slightly.
  B) would reduce its central temperature.
  C) would increase its density.
  D) would increase the mass by a factor of 2.


Title: Which of the following statements is true of reflection nebulae?
Post by: sammholder on Mar 19, 2018
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Title: Which of the following statements is true of reflection nebulae?
Post by: tifoanug on Mar 19, 2018
Amazing, correctly answered