A star's apparent brightness<span> is its </span>brightness<span> seen from Earth. A star's </span>absolute brightness<span> is the </span>brightness<span> the star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth
</span>so if your riding in a car at night and your passing some one on the road in there point of view your apparent brightness is lets say 10 and if your are farther a way your estimated brightness or star's absolute brightness would be 10.<span />
Explanation:
New ocean crust is formed at the mid ocean ridges. The new crust is then pushed away from the ridge as newer crust comes to the surface. The ocean crust then spreads out enlarging the ocean. The farer away from the ridge the ocean crust is the older the crust
light and heat are given off as a result of converting the input energy which i would guess is electrical energy or in case of gas or oil its chemical energy
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