Why does the surface of Triton appear so young?
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When this KBO was trapped into orbit around Neptune recently, the tidal stresses of the retrograde capture orbit heated the interior, leading to the tectonic cantaloupe skin terrain and the liquid nitrogen geysers that covered almost all the craters.
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Cloud chambers have been replaced by bubble chambers because
A) the radioactive clouds were too dangerous to work with. B) the density of fluids is greater than the density of vapors. C) bubble chambers tend to be larger and more expensive. D) gamma rays are visible in bubble chambers, but not in cloud chambers.
What piece of evidence suggests that the Martian moons did NOT form with Mars?
A) Their composition is significantly different from Mars and the terrestrial planets. B) They have ages that are much younger than Mars. C) They have circular orbits above the Martian equator. D) They rotate synchronously, with one side tidally fixed toward Mars. E) They are both irregularly shaped and are heavily cratered.
Why is off-planet migration unlikely to help Earth deal with overpopulation? Explain using examples
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____ is a set of rules that describes how atoms and subatomic particles behave
a. Kirchhoff's law b. Black body radiation law c. The Coulomb force d. Quantum mechanics e. The binding energy