Why does the solar nebula theory predict that planetary systems are common?
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: Saturn’s E ring is thought to be produced by water erupting from the moon Enceladus. How does its…
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Q: Why is Neptune called the blue planet?
A: The atmosphere of Neptune consists of hydrogen, helium, and methane. Methane found in the upper…
Q: Describe the process through which the terrestrial planets and the planets of Jupiter diverged so…
A: Planets in the solar system are divided into two types: terrestrial planets and Jovian planets.…
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: he speed of the solar wind is approy400 km/s. How many days does the solar wind take to travel from…
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Q: The cores of terrestrial planets are mostly metal because: O The entire planets are mostly metal…
A: option B is correct .( metals are denser and so sank to the centres of the planets when they were…
Q: Why is it difficult to make a model of the Solar System that is correct with reference to both…
A: The assemblage of a star with a number of planets orbiting it and along with a number celestial…
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: ya 6.3 mya 4.5 mya 1500 km 3 mya
A: To find the rate of spread in the hypothetical hot spot. Total distance is 1500 Kms. The rate of…
Q: A planet has a volume of 6.7*10^(13)km^(3). One of its moons has a volume of 9.3*10^(10)km^(3).…
A: Given: Volume of planet: 6.7 * 10^(13) km^3 Volume of moon: 9.3 * 10^(10) km^3
Q: The speed of the solar wind is approximately 400 km/s. How many days does the solar wind take to…
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Q: The average distance between earth and its moon is 384,400 kilometers. At their closest point (when…
A: Given Distance of moon d = 384400 km Distance of Jupiter D = 588000000 km
Q: Use this light curve of a star with a transiting exoplanet to answer the following. If the exoplanet…
A: Required to find the average orbital distance.
Q: What is exoplanets
A: An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first possible evidence…
Q: Why don't Terrestrial planets have rings like the Jovian planets?
A: Terrestrial planets are the ones that have a rocky surface and are smaller in size and mass.…
Q: Why don't terrestrial planets have rings like the Jovian planets
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Q: what evidence can you give that the solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago?
A: All bodies in the universe, including the solar system, are made up of different elements. Some of…
Q: Venus can be as bright as apparent magnitude -4.7 when at a distance of about 1 AU. How many times…
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Q: 1. When a contracting ball of hot gas spins into a disk shape, it cools. Why?
A: When a contracting ball of hot gas spins into a disk shape it cools because the surface area of disk…
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: Doppler shift lets you see a star move back and forth. O look larger and smaller. look bluer and…
A: By observing the color of an object, astronomers can measure the doppler shift of a starDue to the…
Q: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving?
A: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving? Newton’s…
Q: Compare and contrast the terrestrial planets to the gas giant planets. Be sure to include…
A: these are the comparison points of terrestrial planets to the gas giant planets (1) example of gas…
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: Kuiper Belt Jupiter Mercury Venus Urahus Saturn Mars Farth · Ceres Neptune Jupiter Pluto inner solar…
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Q: Explain how the terrestrial planets and Jupiter's planets became so different.
A: All the planets in our solar system are classified into two types i.e. terrestrial and jovian. This…
Q: Given what you know about the solar nebula theory, how likely is it that additional solar systems…
A: It is required to describe about the solar nebula idea and also have to write a description about…
Q: arth when the two planets are farthest apart?
A: The average linear diameter of Saturn as, 1.16 x 105 km.
Q: Is there an exoplanet detection method that works better with detecting exoplanets that are at a…
A: To describe the best method for detection of exoplanets that are far from the host star.
Q: What is the angular diameter of Saturn (in arc seconds) as seen from Earth when the two planets are…
A: Given,Angular diameter2.06×105=linear diameterdistance
Q: GM What is the orbital velocity and period of a ring particle at the outer edge of Saturn's A ring?…
A: Concept used: Orbital velocity around a planet depends on mass of planet and distance of body from…
Q: Why is almost every solid surface in our solar system scarred by craters?
A: As per the nebular hypothesis young stars will have a spinning cloud of dust and light elements…
Q: What are two differences between the terrestrial (rocky) planets and the Gas giants?
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Q: The speed of the solar wind is approximately 400 km/s. How many days does the solar wind take to…
A: Given: Speed of solar wind = 400 kms
Q: To be considered a dwarf planet, a celestial body must be large and spherical in shape orbit the Sun…
A: Triton is believed to be captured from the Keiper Belt from its binary planet by Neptune so the…
Q: Why do the giant planets orbit farther from theSun than do the terrestrial planets?
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Q: ) Science fiction movies often portray asteroid belts as crowded, dense regions that require…
A: Given data: The number of asteroids, N=300000. The radius of each asteroid, r=100 km. The thickness…
Q: What is the angular diameter of Saturn (in arc seconds) as seen from Earth when the two planets are…
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Q: Not including technology and instruments, give 2 reasons why our knowledge of the solar system has…
A: Knowledge of solar system has increased because of various theories including models and…
Q: Some astronomers argue that Jupiter and Saturn are unusual, while other astronomers argue that all…
A: To determine: Explain why some astronomers argue that Jupiter and Saturn are unusual, while the…
Q: A small cloud in Jupiter's equatorial region is observed to be at 120.80 ° west longitude in a…
A: total distance covered by cloud= final logitude-initial logitude initial longitude=120.80° west…
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…
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