Athermodynamic process occurs, and the entropy of a system decreases. what can be concluded about the entropy change of the environment?
it decreases.
it increases.
it stays the same.
it could increase or decrease, depending on the process.

Scientists use laser range-finding to measure the distance to the moon with great accuracy. a brief laser pulse is fired at the moon, then the time interval is measured until the "echo" is seen by a telescope. a laser beam spreads out as it travels because it diffracts through a circular exit as it leaves the laser. in order for the reflected light to be bright enough to detect, the laser spot on the moon must be no more than 1.0 km in diameter. staying within this diameter is accomplished by using a special large-diameter laser. part a if λ = 540nm , what is the minimum diameter of the circular opening from which the laser beam emerges? the earth-moon distance is 384,000 km. express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.

Which fact supports the conclusion that there will be fewer farm managers in the future? a) a farmer manager’s duties vary by the type of farm. b) farm technology is replacing some administrative jobs c) farm managers often need experience but not education. d) administrative duties include budgeting and training staff.

Two rigid transformations are used to map δhjk to δlmn. the first is a translation of vertex h to vertex l. what is the second transformation? a reflection across the line containing hk a rotation about point h a reflection across the line containing hj a rotation about point k