Question 8 The star Betelgeuse is about 520 light-years away, If the speed of light were twice its present value, how far away would Betelgeuse be? O 2080 ly O 560 ly O 260 ly O 1040 ly O 130 ly Question 9 Which of the following is the reason for an ocean of water under Europa's frozen surface? O Furopa had many icy comets crash into the surface bring water to the moon and melting the water as it fell into the core. O Furopa formed with an unusual amount of liquid water in the core and the coldness of space wasn't able to freeze it. O upiter's strong gravitational force is causing Europa to flex in its orbit, leading to an increase in internal heating O Europa's close proximity to Jupiter puts it into a gravitational tug-of-war with Jupiter's largest moon Ganymede. Question 10 How was Neptune discovered? O When a large comet broke up and hit the planet, the explosion was seen from Earth-based telescopes O From a large sky survey that identified the "blue-green" planet.

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The star Betelgeuse is about 520 light-years away, If the speed of light were twice its present value,
how far away would Betelgeuse be?
O 2080 ly
O 560 ly
O 260 ly
O 1040 ly
O 130 ly
Question 9
Which of the following is the reason for an ocean of water under Europa's frozen surface?
O Europa had many icy comets crash into the surface bring water to the moon and melting the water as it fell
into the core.
O Furopa formed with an unusual amount of liquid water in the core and the coldness of space wasn't able to
freeze it.
O upiter's strong gravitational force is causing Europa to flex in its orbit, leading to an increase in internal
heating.
O Europa's close proximity to Jupiter puts it into a gravitational tug-of-war with Jupiter's targest moon
Ganymede.
Question 10
How was Neptune discovered?
O When a large comet broke up and hit the planet, the explosion was seen from Earth-based telescopes
O From a large sky survey that identified the "blue-green" planet.
O By watching for stars to be eclipsed by an object passing in front
O By blinking two pictures on top of each other and looking for an object to move
O By predicting where a large object would be by gravitational influences affecting Uranus' orbit
Transcribed Image Text:Question 8 The star Betelgeuse is about 520 light-years away, If the speed of light were twice its present value, how far away would Betelgeuse be? O 2080 ly O 560 ly O 260 ly O 1040 ly O 130 ly Question 9 Which of the following is the reason for an ocean of water under Europa's frozen surface? O Europa had many icy comets crash into the surface bring water to the moon and melting the water as it fell into the core. O Furopa formed with an unusual amount of liquid water in the core and the coldness of space wasn't able to freeze it. O upiter's strong gravitational force is causing Europa to flex in its orbit, leading to an increase in internal heating. O Europa's close proximity to Jupiter puts it into a gravitational tug-of-war with Jupiter's targest moon Ganymede. Question 10 How was Neptune discovered? O When a large comet broke up and hit the planet, the explosion was seen from Earth-based telescopes O From a large sky survey that identified the "blue-green" planet. O By watching for stars to be eclipsed by an object passing in front O By blinking two pictures on top of each other and looking for an object to move O By predicting where a large object would be by gravitational influences affecting Uranus' orbit
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