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4000 km lo Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Europa Ganymede Jupiter Callisto Titan Saturn Triton Neptune Suppose the moon of a planet has a mass of 1/36th the mass of the planet it is orbiting (note: the moons shown above actually are even a smaller fraction than that!). What is the ratio of the force the moon applies to the planet compared to the force the planet applies to the moon? (Express your answer as a number-- don't enter anything like A:B or A/B, just the single number you get by dividing A by B.)

4000 km lo Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Europa Ganymede Jupiter Callisto Titan Saturn Triton Neptune Suppose the moon of a planet has a mass of 1/36th the mass of the planet it is orbiting (note: the moons shown above actually are even a smaller fraction than that!). What is the ratio of the force the moon applies to the planet compared to the force the planet applies to the moon? (Express your answer as a number-- don't enter anything like A:B or A/B, just the single number you get by dividing A by B.)

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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You may attempt this question 3 more times for credit. 4000 km lo Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Europa Ganymede Jupiter Callisto Titan Saturn Triton Neptune Suppose the moon of a planet has a mass of 1/36th the mass of the planet it is orbiting (note: the moons shown above actually are even a smaller fraction than that!). What is the ratio of the force the moon applies to the planet compared to the force the planet applies to the moon? (Express your answer as a number-- don't enter anything like A:B or A/B, just the single number you get by dividing A by B.)
Transcribed Image Text:You may attempt this question 3 more times for credit. 4000 km lo Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission required for reproduction or display. Europa Ganymede Jupiter Callisto Titan Saturn Triton Neptune Suppose the moon of a planet has a mass of 1/36th the mass of the planet it is orbiting (note: the moons shown above actually are even a smaller fraction than that!). What is the ratio of the force the moon applies to the planet compared to the force the planet applies to the moon? (Express your answer as a number-- don't enter anything like A:B or A/B, just the single number you get by dividing A by B.)
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