Answer:
0.04455 Hz
Explanation:
Parameters given:
Wavelength, λ = 6.5km = 6500m
Distance travelled by the wave, x = 8830km = 8830000m
Time taken, t = 8.47hours = 8.47 * 3600 = 30492 secs
First, we find the speed of the wave:
Speed, v = distance/time = x/t
v = 8830000/30492 = 289.58 m/s
Frequency, f, is given as velocity divided by wavelength:
f = v/λ
f = 289.58/6500
f = 0.04455 Hz
The correct answer is 10 billion years. The Sun is expected to undergo hydrogen fusion for a total of 10 billion years. The Sun generates its energy by nuclear fusion of hydrogen and produces helium nucleus. It fuses 620 million metric tons every second.
No force is necessary to keep a moving object moving (in a straight line at a constant speed).
It would be option C. It rotates, or spins, on its axis, but it revolves around the sun.