Essential Cosmic Perspective Plus Mastering Astronomy with eText, The -- Access Card Package (7th Edition) (Bennett Science & Math Titles)
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Chapter 4, Problem 43EAP
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Compare the energy of a megaton bomb and an Earthquake.
(b)
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The liters of oil required to power a country.
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To determine
Compare the energy of the sun and a supernova.
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