The point in a planet's orbit where it is farthest from the sun is called the
omnihelion
perihelion
aphelion
solstice

The functioning of an electron transport chain is analogous to a) a slinky toy going down a flight of stairs. b) a canoe going over a waterfall. c) a person climbing a flight of stairs one step at a time. d) a person leaping from the top to the bottom of a flight of stairs in one jump.

Acoal-fired plant generates 600 mw of electric power. the plant uses 4.8 x 10^6 kg of coal each day, and the heat of combustion of coal is 3.3x 10^7 j/kg. the steam that drives the turbines is at a temperature of 300° c, and the exhaust water is at 37° c. (a) what is the overall efficiency of the plant for generating electric power? (b) how much thermal energy is exhausted each day? (c) what is the change in entropy of the universe for this heat engine? (d) using the same heat reservoirs, what is the maximum possible (carnot) efficiency for a heat engine?

For which pair of objects would adding the same a