Explanation

• Comets are small celestial bodies mainly composed of ice, dust, and rocky material.
• They travel around the Sun in highly elliptical or elongated orbits.
• Halley’s Comet, which returns approximately every 76 years.

Additional information:

• Asteroids: Mainly rocky or metallic bodies.
• Meteoroids: Small pieces of rock or metal moving through space.

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Explanation

• Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen discovered X-rays
• He was discovered on 8 November 1895.
• He got the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901.

Additional questions

• The penetrating power of X-rays depends on their frequency

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Explanation

• In SONAR, the wavelength of the sound wave does not change simply because the submarine is farther away.
• Wavelength depends on the frequency of the sound and its speed in the medium, not on the distance traveled.

Additional information:

• SONAR: Sound Navigation and Ranging
• It uses sound waves to detect and locate underwater objects.

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Explanation

• A black box is a flight recorder used in aircraft.
• It records important flight data and cockpit audio.
• It helps investigators determine the causes of aircraft accidents or incidents.
• The two main types are Flight Data Recorder (FDR) and Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR).

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Explanation

• Watt (W) is the SI unit of power, while kilowatt (kW) is also a unit of power.
• 1 kilowatt = 1,000 watts.
• Power indicates the rate at which energy is used or transferred.

Additional information:

• Kilowatt-hour (kWh) is a unit of electrical energy.

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