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Astronomy
AST
103
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Fall
2010
Homework
Assignment
2
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A9empt
all
ques=ons
NAME:
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6. The
line
joining
a
planet
to
the
Sun
sweeps
out
an
area
in
one
hour.
In
five
hours
it
will
sweep
out:
7. Which
of
the
following
planets
moves
the
slowest
rela=ve
to
the
background
stars?
⃝
a)
Mercury
⃝
b)
Jupiter
⃝
c)
Mars
⃝
d)
Venus
8. An
astronaut
takes
a
toolbox
to
the
Moon.
The
___?___
of
the
toolbox
will
be
different
on
the
Moon
than
on
the
Earth.
⃝
a)
mass
⃝
b)
density
⃝
c)
weight
⃝
d)
color
9. Two
asteroids
of
different
masses
are
located
in
space
far
from
the
influence
of
any
other
object
in
the
Universe.
We
apply
iden=cal
forces
to
both
objects.
Which
object
will
accelerate
the
most?
10.
Two
objects
of
different
mass
orbit
each
other.
Their
center
of
mass
is:
⃝
a)
halfway
between
the
two
objects
⃝
b)
at
the
center
of
the
most
massive
object
⃝
c)
Closer
to
the
least
massive
object
⃝
d)
closer
to
the
most
massive
object