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Q: his planet is made almost entirely of green house gasses making its surface too hot for life.
A: Greenhouse gases are the gases that absorb infrared radiation coming from sun rays & contributes…
Q: Why do astronomers conclude that none of the Jovian planets' rings can be left over from the…
A: A ring or a ring system around a planet is made of dust and other solid materials. It is also called…
Q: Give 10 facts about pluto
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Q: If liquid water is rare on the surface of planets, then most Terrestrial planets must have CO₂-rich…
A: Terrestrial planets or rocky planets are those which are primarily made of silicate rocks or metals.…
Q: How old is our solar system?
A: The solar system is the gravitational bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. The age…
Q: What reason has our knowledge of the solar system has increased considerably in the past few years?
A: The development in modern astronomical instruments enable in exploring the universe, test various…
Q: Why are there no chondrules in achondritic meteorites?
A: A chondrite is a non-metallic stony meteorite. It is thought to be formed directly from condensation…
Q: What is the escape velocity from an asteroid with a diameter of 100 km and an average relative…
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Q: Choose the best answer b. Terrestrial planets are further from the Sun, more dense and have fewer…
A: Answer - Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun, more dense and have fewer moons
Q: If you stood on Earth during its formation, during which it captured about 3.1 x 1011 particles per…
A: Given, Number of particles captured by earth during its formation= 3.1*1011 /sec =3.1×1011×60×60/…
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Q: Which of the following is least reasonable regarding impact craters? Group of answer choices The…
A: "The size and shape of the crater and the amount of material excavated depends on factors such as…
Q: The Chelyabinsk meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere at an 18° angle. What would have happened if it…
A: If the Chelyabinsk meteor penetrates the Earth's atmosphere in the perpendicular direction, then it…
Q: Differentiate between an gas tail and dust tail of a comet.
A: Comets are the leftover materials from the formation of the solar system. They are made of rock,…
Q: Explain how the terrestrial and Jovian planets came to be so unlike.
A: This question explains about the terrestrial and Jovian planets came to be so unlike.
Q: A crater on the Moon is 28 km in diameter. If a typical meteorite is 11 times smaller than the…
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Q: Explain the tidal hypothesis.
A: The tidal hypothesis is one of the modern hypotheses of the origin of the earth and the solar…
Q: Both Venus and Mars have a. volcanic craters only b. impact craters only c. some…
A: As per study both Venus and mars have some volcanic and some impact craters .
Q: Which very intense meteor shower is taking place annually in December?
A: Small pieces of an asteroid or comets are generally called meteoroids. These meteoroids fall from…
Q: How might the presence of a planet the size of Jupiter affect the evolution of the Solar System?
A: Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and also called a failed star. The role of Jupiter…
Q: Exercise 13.16 - Enhanced - with Feedback Jupiter's moon lo has active volcanoes (in fact, it is the…
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Q: Why dont Terresttrial planets have ring systems like Jovian planets
A: Terrestrial planets are small, rocky, dense and have Earth like structures. The terrestrial planets…
Q: how is the formation of the moon around earth similar to the formation of earth around the sun and…
A: It is required to explain the differences and the similarities between the formation of the moon…
Q: Assume that a 10-km asteroid hits the earth at about 20 km/s An amount of water equal to about…
A: Given: The velocity of the asteroid hitting the earth: v = 20 km/s = 20000 m/s [1 km = 1000 m] Let…
Q: Name one interesting fact about mars.
A: Answer :- Red planet :- Mars is known as the Red Planet
Q: How did the Kuiper belt get its name
A: Located beyond Neptune, the Kuiper belt contains a vast number of ice objects. The Kuiper belt is…
Q: How fast would a piece of rock need to be blasted outward from the surface of Mars to escape into…
A: The escape velocity of a planet is defined as the minimum amount of velocity required by an object…
Q: 2GM What is the escape velocity from the surface of Rhea if its mass is 2.3 x 1021 kg and its radius…
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Q: Which of the following statements is correct? a. The formation of planets stopped because the solar…
A: Answer: When the solar nebula gets cooler, all gas material began to condense in the form of solid…
Q: How does Jupiter protect the earth from asteroids?
A: To answer the given question, we will use the concept of the gravitational force between two masses.
Q: If cometary nuclei were heated during the formation of the solar system by internal radioactive…
A: The solar system was formed from the dust, rock, and ice that were present in the interstellar…
Q: If the velocity of the solar wind is about 4.0 x 102 km/s and the visible tail of a comet is 5.0 x…
A: The problem is based upon distance time equation . We know that, distance is speed times the time…
Q: A lot of asteroid and comet dust collides with Earth's atmosphere everyday. Assume that 500 tons of…
A: Conversion for ton to kilograms is, 1 ton = 907.185 kg
Q: What are two differences between the terrestrial (rocky) planets and the Gas giants?
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Q: Earth formed in a swirling disk of matter surrounding the sun. As particles in the disk collected…
A: gravitational force is the force that helped the formation of planets around the sun. Initially, the…
Q: Jupiters moon, lo, loses about 119.0 kg /s of sulfur dioxide to Jupiter's magnetosphere. At this…
A: mass lost by lo per second = 119 kgsectime = 3×109 years 1 year = 3.15×107seconds original mass of…
Q: The hottest and driest surface of all the inner planets is on Need help? Review these concept…
A: In this question we have to answer which planet is the hottest and has the driest surface. Please…
Q: Annual meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the orbital path of a comet. The intensity…
A: Meteor showers occur when Earth passes through debris left over from the disintegration of comets.…
Q: Why is pluto not considered a major planet? Explain.
A: Why is pluto not considered a major planet? Explain.
Q: Why do the giant planets orbit farther from theSun than do the terrestrial planets?
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Q: Why is the composition of a comet typically dominated by volatile materials (frozen ices)? choose…
A: Given Composition of comets are mainly ice
Q: What is the frost line in the solar nebula? Explain how temperature differences led to the formation…
A: Frost line (also called Snow line):It is the specific distance in solar nebula from central young…
Q: Explain the light emission by meteorite?
A: Asteroids are rocky bodies that are mostly found in the asteroid belt that exists between Mars and…
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