Using Jupiter's axial tilt, explain why its rings are harder to observe from Earth than even the dark rings of Uranus

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Like Saturn, the rings of Uranus can appear at a variety of tilts. But Jupiter has only a 5 degree axial tilt, so its rings are seen almost edge-on all the time.

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A. the Sun is made mostly of iron, so the planets nearest it are formed of iron. B. the Sun's heat made it difficult for ices and gases to condense near it. C. the Sun's gravity sucked in iron and heavy material and the lighter materials floated farther away. D. the Sun's magnetic field attracted all the iron into the region around the Sun.

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If the angular frequency of the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator is doubled, by what factor does the maximum acceleration of the oscillator change?

A) 2 B) 4 C) It does not change. D) 1/2 E) 1/4

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An electron is bound in an infinite square-well potential (a box) on the x-axis. The width of the well is L and the well extends from x = 0.00 nm to

In its present state, the normalized wave function of the electron is given by: ?(x) = sin (2?x/L). What is the energy of the electron in this state?(h = 6.626 × 10-34 J ? s, mel = 9.11 × 10-31 kg, 1 eV = 1.60 × 10-19) A) 0.10 eV B) 0.052 eV C) 0.13 eV D) 0.078 eV E) 0.026 eV

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Most extrasolar planets are hot Jupiters, discovered in the infrared by the Spitzer Space telescope

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