According to current evidence, Pluto is best described as

A) a large member of the Kuiper belt.
B) a terrestrial planet that is surprisingly far from the Sun.
C) a small jovian planet.
D) an escaped moon of Jupiter or Saturn.


A) a large member of the Kuiper belt.

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Why is Mars red?

A) It is made primarily of the red rock known as reddite. B) Its surface rocks were rusted by oxygen. C) Its atmosphere scatters blue light more effectively than red light. D) Its surface is made of ices that absorb blue light. E) Its surface is made of ices that absorb red light.

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To date the age of Earth, we look for rocks with a high percentage of

A) uranium-235 to lead-207. B) uranium-238 to lead-206. C) potassium-40 to argon-40.

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In the Compton effect, what is the greatest change in wavelength that can occur? (h = 6.63 × 10^–34 J·s, melectron = 9.11 × 10^–31 kg, and c = 3.00 × 10^8 m/s)

a. 2.43 × 10^–12 m b. 4.85 × 10^–12 m c. equal to the incident wavelength d. infinite

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