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Why do scientists measure distances to stars and observe how stars interact with one another to?
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determine which stars are gravitationally bound to each other
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What do scientists use to measure the rain fall?
Rain Guage
What is a sisemograph?
a tool used by scientists to measure earthquakes by movement
Do scientists use buoys to measure changes in the ocean?
Yes they do.
How do barometers advance science?
They allowed scientists to measure pressure.
Why do astronomers use light-years to measure distance in space?
Astronomers use light-years (ly) to measure distances in space because space is simply so large. Light travels very fast, so it can easily be used to measure distances without resorting to large scientific notation numbers. Inside the solar system, they use the astronomical unit or AU. It is The distance from the Earth to the sun or 93 million miles. Simply put: D. The distances are too great to measure in Earth units. For example, 1 AU = 149,598,000 kilometers = 92,955,887.6 miles 1 ly = 9.4605284 × 1012 kilometers = 5.87849981 × 1012 miles
The units scientists use to measure distances around a circle are?
The same as linear distances: kilometres, metres, centimetres, millimetres, etc.
Why do scientists use light-years and astronomical units?
meters, feet, and even miles are way too small to measure distances in space. astronomical units are mostly used to measure distances in our solar system. light years are used to measure the distances of things further away from our solar system.
What measurement do scientists use for the distance between stars and Earth?
scientists use light-years to measure long distances in space. a light year, (abrviated ly) is the distance light can travel.
What is another variable besides damage that scientists measure to jugde the strength of an earthquake?
Measure the size of the earthquake.
Can the distances to nearby stars be measured by color?
That is one of the things scientists use to help them measure a stars distance but it isn't just based on the color.
How do scientists measure distances in space light years or CMEs?
Common units used in astronomy include astronomical unit; light-year; parsec.
How scientists use seismic waves to map the earth's interior?
Scientists use seismic waves to map Earth's interior by using seismographs that measure the times at which seismic waves arrive at different distances from an earthquake.
What customary unit of measure would you use to measure distance?
Depends on the context. Inter city distances in kilometres, distances around the house or garden in metres, smaller objects in centimetres. Scientists or specialists would meause interstellar distances in light years or parsecs, accurate measures of day-to-day objects in millimetres, wavelenth of electromagnetic radiation in nanometres, etc.
What unit would you use to measure the distances from?
you would measure distances in centimetres, metres and kilo metres.
What do geophysicists measure with GPS technology?
geophysicsts uses GPS to mesure distances from one network to another network
What do scientists use to measure distances in space?
They use lightyears and AU (Astronomical Units). They use kilometers, AU's and light years!! *Parsecs are also commonly used
What you can measure with miles?
You measure long distances with miles.
