The nearest star, Proxima Centauri, is 4.3 light-years away. If light travels 10 trillion kilometers in a year, how far away is the star?

Which of the following statements are true of solids? a.the particles do not vibrate. b.the particles are in a fixed location. c.they have strong intermolecular forces between the atoms or molecules. d.the particles have less kinetic energy than those of liquids or gases.

From center station, a train departs every 30 minutes on the fast line and a train departs every 50 minutes on the state line. if two trains depart from center station at 8: 00 a.m., one on each of the two lines, what is the next time that two trains, one on each line, will depart at the same time?

The magnitude of the poynting vector of a planar electromagnetic wave has an average value of 0.939 w/m^2 . the wave is incident upon a rectangular area, 1.5 m by 2.0 m, at right angles. how much total electromagnetic energy falls on the area during 1.0 minute?