The Solar Constant Is a Measure of

question 73

Multiple Choice

The solar constant is a measure of

• A)the amount of solar energy reaching Earth.
• B)the length of the sunspot cycle.
• C)the period of rotation of the Sun's equator.
• D)the average number of sunspots seen during the Maunder minimum.
• E)the Sun's mass.

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.

Aorta

The main and largest artery in the body, responsible for distributing oxygenated blood from the heart to all other arteries.

Great Cardiac Vein

A vein that runs along the heart's surface, collecting deoxygenated blood from the myocardium.

Anterior Interventricular Branch

An artery that supplies blood to the front of the septum of the heart, part of the coronary circulation.