Aspaceship is headed toward alpha centauri at 0.999c. according to us, the distance to alpha centauri is about 4 light-years. how far away is alpha centauri according to the travelers in the ship?
a) also about 4 light-years
b) very slightly more than 4 light-years
c) very slightly less than 4 light-years
d) quite a bit less than 4 light-years
e) quite a bit more than 4 light-years

We want to calculate the total metabolic heat generated by a singing canary taking into account heat transfer by radiation, convection and exhaling air. the air temperature is 20 oc, canary’s body internal and surface temperature is 33oc, external body surface convective heat transfer coefficient is 25.2 w/m2 .k, temperature difference between the inhaled and exhaled air is 4.3 oc, the ventilation rate is 0.74 cc of air per second, specific heat of air is 1.0066 kj/kg.k and density of air is 1.16 kg/m3 . assume the canary’s body to be a cylinder with 7 cm diameter and 9 cm length, and heat exchange is from the side as well as the top and bottom of cylinder. calculate 1) the net rate of heat lost by radiation, assuming heat gained by the bird through radiation from the surroundings is 11.5 w; 2) rate of heat transferred by convection to the surrounding air; 3) rate of heat transferred in the exhaling air without considering any internal evaporation; 4) total metabolic power.

According to newton's second law, when the same force is applied to two objects of different masses, a the object with greater mass will experience a great acceleration, and the object with less mass will experience an even greater acceleration, b. the object with greater mass will experience a smaller acceleration, and the object with less mass will experience a greater acceleration, c. the object with greater mass will experience a greater acceleration, and the object with less mass will experience a smaller acceleration, d. the object with greater mass will experience a small acceleration, and the object with less mass will experience an even smaller acceleration.

Which of these statements is true? a. quarks pair with leptons to form protons and neutrons. b. quarks pair with bosons to form photons. c. quarks pair with photons to form protons and neutrons. d. quarks pair with other quarks to form protons and neutrons. e. quarks pair with electrons to form protons.