The MOST Accurate Stellar Parallax Measurements for Distances to the Majority

question 116

Multiple Choice

The MOST accurate stellar parallax measurements for distances to the majority of stars in Earth's neighborhood in the universe have been made by

• A) the Hubble Space Telescope.
• B) Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, in 1838; no measurements since then have matched the precision of his measurements.
• C) the Gaia satellite.
• D) the Very Long Baseline Array of radio telescopes.

Understand the role of different brain regions and sensory systems in processing tactile, gustatory, olfactory, auditory, and visual information.

Comprehend the concept of sensory processing, including bottom-up and top-down processes.

Recognize the unique characteristics of gustation and olfaction as chemical senses.

Identify technologies and strategies that assist people with sensory disabilities.

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Definitions:

Elimination

A method in algebra for solving systems of equations, removing one variable at a time to find their values.

Linear Equations

Equations between two variables that produce a straight line when graphed.

Consistent

In the context of systems of equations, it refers to a system that has at least one set of solutions.

Inconsistent

Describes a system of equations that has no solution because the equations represent parallel lines which never meet.