Physical Science (12th Edition), Standalone Book
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ISBN: 9781260150544
Author: Bill W. Tillery
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 15, Problem 20AC
Short-period comets have orbital periods of
a. less than 200 years.
b. more than 200 years.
c. variable duration but between 10 and 100 years.
d. variable duration but between 100 and 200 years.
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Short-period comets like Halley Comet
a. return to the Oort Cloud during each of their orbits
b. come back again and again at predictable intervals.
c. have a long tail visiable during their entire orbit around the Sun
d. can never be observed without a telescope
e. you can't fool me, the only short-period comet we know is Halley
The short-period comets do NOT have randomly oriented orbits because
a.
they are affected by the sun’s gravity.
b.
they are affected by the solar wind.
c.
they formed in the Kuiper belt, a belt-shaped region in the plane of the solar system.
d.
their orbits are altered by the drag of their tails in the solar wind.
e.
they all were originally objects ejected from the asteroid belt.
The rings of Uranus were discovered
a.
during an occultation (an eclipse) of a star.
b.
during an eclipse of one of the moons by the rings.
c.
during an eclipse of Uranus by the rings.
d.
as Uranus and the rings passed behind Jupiter.
e.
by the Voyager 1 spacecraft.
Chapter 15 Solutions
Physical Science (12th Edition), Standalone Book
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6. The planet that was named after the mythical...Ch. 15 -
7. A day on which planet is longer than a year on...Ch. 15 -
8. The day on which planet is about the same time...Ch. 15 -
9. Mars has distinct surface feature-related...Ch. 15 -
10. How many moons orbit...
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11. What is the largest planet in our solar...Ch. 15 -
12. Callisto, Europa, Ganymede, and Io...Ch. 15 -
13. The density of Jupiter is
a. 50 percent...Ch. 15 -
14. The only moon in the solar system with a...Ch. 15 -
15. Saturn’s rings are thought to be
a. composed...Ch. 15 -
16. The planet with the lowest average density,...Ch. 15 -
17. The planet that is not a giant...Ch. 15 - Prob. 18ACCh. 15 -
19. Area of the solar system where long-period...Ch. 15 -
20. Short-period comets have orbital periods...Ch. 15 -
21. Remnants of comets and asteroids found in...Ch. 15 -
22. Meteorites are classified into all of the...Ch. 15 -
23. The most widely accepted theory on the origin...Ch. 15 -
24. The belt of asteroids between Mars and...Ch. 15 -
25. Which of the following planets would be...Ch. 15 -
26. Which of the following planets probably still...Ch. 15 -
27. Venus appears the brightest when it is in...Ch. 15 -
28. The small body with a composition and...Ch. 15 -
29. A small body from space that falls on the...Ch. 15 -
30. Planets in our solar system are classified...Ch. 15 -
31. What separates the terrestrial planets from...Ch. 15 -
32. The planet that has the shortest “year” among...Ch. 15 -
33. What planet is called the morning star and...Ch. 15 -
34. Venus “shines” because it is
a. composed of...Ch. 15 -
35. On Venus, the sun rises in the west. This is...Ch. 15 -
36. The “sister” planet to Earth...Ch. 15 -
37. What feature on Mars was considered by some...Ch. 15 -
38. Jupiter radiates twice as much energy as it...Ch. 15 -
39. The Great Red Spot is thought to be
a. a...Ch. 15 -
40. The metallic hydrogen that surrounds the core...Ch. 15 -
41. A shooting star is a...Ch. 15 -
1. Describe the protoplanet nebular model of the...Ch. 15 -
2. What are the basic differences between the...Ch. 15 -
3. Describe the surface and atmospheric...Ch. 15 -
4. What evidence exists that Mars at one time had...Ch. 15 -
5. Describe the internal structure of Jupiter and...Ch. 15 -
6. What are the rings of Saturn?
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7. Describe some of the unusual features found on...Ch. 15 -
8. What are the similarities and the differences...Ch. 15 -
9. Give one idea about why the Great Red Spot...Ch. 15 -
10. What is so unusual about the motions and...Ch. 15 -
11. What evidence exists today that the number of...Ch. 15 -
12. Using the properties of the planets other...Ch. 15 -
13. What are “shooting stars”? Where do they come...Ch. 15 -
14. What is an asteroid? What evidence indicates...Ch. 15 -
15. Where do comets come from? Why are...Ch. 15 -
16. What is a meteor? What is the most likely...Ch. 15 -
17. What is a meteorite? What is the most likely...Ch. 15 -
18. Technically speaking, what is wrong with...Ch. 15 -
19. What are the primary differences between the...Ch. 15 -
1. What are the significant similarities and...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2FFACh. 15 -
3. Evaluate the statement that Venus is Earth's...Ch. 15 -
4. Describe the possibility and probability of...Ch. 15 -
5. Provide arguments that Pluto should be...Ch. 15 -
6. Explain why is it difficult to count the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 1IICh. 15 - Prob. 1PEACh. 15 - Prob. 2PEACh. 15 - Prob. 3PEACh. 15 - Prob. 4PEACh. 15 - Prob. 5PEACh. 15 - Prob. 6PEACh. 15 - Prob. 7PEACh. 15 - Prob. 8PEACh. 15 - Prob. 9PEACh. 15 - Prob. 10PEACh. 15 - Prob. 11PEACh. 15 - Prob. 12PEACh. 15 - Prob. 13PEACh. 15 - Prob. 14PEACh. 15 - Prob. 15PEACh. 15 -
1. Based on the density and diameter in km...Ch. 15 - Prob. 2PEBCh. 15 -
3. A scale model of the solar system is being...Ch. 15 -
4. How many times has Uranus rotated on its axis...Ch. 15 -
5. An elementary school class is building a scale...Ch. 15 -
6. A class is building scale models of the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 7PEBCh. 15 -
8. A 1 cm thick piece of lead with a surface area...Ch. 15 -
9. Assume an astronaut at a space station on Mars...Ch. 15 -
10. What is the mass of the Sun, in kilograms,...Ch. 15 -
11. What is the mass of the Sun, in kilograms,...Ch. 15 -
12. Based on Kepler’s third law, what is the...Ch. 15 -
13. Based on Kepler’s third law, what is the...Ch. 15 - Prob. 14PEBCh. 15 -
15. Assuming a circular orbit, what is the...
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