Contrast the densities of the terrestrial and Jovian planets

What will be an ideal response?


Forming close to the Sun, terrestrials are denser, with iron and silicates as major components. Far out beyond the ice limit, the jovians are far less dense, with compositions much like the gases of the Sun.

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Conversion of Units: A 2.00-qt bottle of soda is on sale for $1.29. What should be the price of a 2.00-L bottle of the same soda to yield the same value? (1.00 qt = 0.947 L)

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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A narrow slit is illuminated with sodium yellow light of wavelength 589 nm. If the central maximum extends to ±30.0°, how wide is the slit?

A. 0.500 mm B. 2.20 × 10?6 m C. 3.33 × 10?5 m D. 1.18 ?m E. 5.89 ?m

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An electron moves with a speed of 3.0 × 104 m/s perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of 0.40 T. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force exerted on the electron? (e = 1.60 × 10-19 C)

A) 4.8 × 10-14 N B) 1.9 × 10-15 N C) 5 × 10-20 N D) 2.2 × 10-24 N E) 0 N

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The process in which atoms lose or gain electrons is referred to as _____

A) ionization B) the Doppler effect C) a redshift D) collimation

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