Which of these statements best compares the processes by which energy is produced in the sun and nuclear power plants? a. atoms fuse in the sun, but atoms break up in nuclear power plants. b. atoms break up in the sun, but atoms fuse in nuclear power plants. c. atoms of elements in the sun expand to emit heat and nuclear energy. d. atoms of elements in the sun contract to emit heat and nuclear energy.

A. Atoms fuse in the sun, but break up in nuclear power plants.

Explanation:

In the Sun occurs a phenomenon called Nuclear Fusion, there a massive fusion reaction is constantly occurring with the presence of hydrogen and helium.

On the other hand, nuclear power plants collide neutrons against uranium atoms to split them. So, this split provide neutrons from uranium, which collide with other atoms causing a chain reaction, releasing high power energy.

scattering of light by tiny particles in air to produce the colors we see on sky, is dependent on the following factors:

(i) wavelength of light

(ii) size of the scattering particle  

(iii) distance traveled by light through the atmosphere.

according to rayleigh's law of scattering, the amount of scattering is inversely proportional to the fourth power of its wavelength. shorter the wavelength, greater is its scattering. hence violet/blue light is scattered more than red.

sun's light is a composite light ( visible light) with wavelengths in the range 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). as sunlight passes through our atmosphere, the molecules of air scatter light according to their wavelengths. during sunrise and sunset, the sun's position is below the horizon. hence light from the sun travels a greater distance in the atmosphere when compared to its position a noon.

as sunlight enters the earth's atmosphere, blue light is scattered away and at the end of its journey in the sky, only red and orange wavelengths remain in the beam.

hence at sunrise and sunset, the sky appears reddish orange.

find the surface area of the sphere to the nearest square unit. use a calculator.

a. 254 in.2

b. 64 in.2

c. 127 in.2

d. 1,018 in.2