Answer each of the following questions to compare the two plots.
a) Which plot, if either, better shows mass and radius information for all the planets?
b) Which plot, if either, better emphasizes the differences between Jupiter and Saturn?
c) Which plot, if either, could more easily be extended to show a planet with twice Jupiter's mass or radius?
a) The exponential plot on the right shows information on low-mass planets that can't be seen on the linear plot.
b) The linear plot on the left
c) The exponential plot on the right
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A billiard ball is moving in the x-direction at 33.4 cm/s and strikes another billiard ball moving in the y-direction at 38.9 cm/s. As a result of the collision, the first ball moves at 50.6 cm/s, and the second ball stops. In what final direction does the first ball move?
a. in the x-direction b. at an angle of 49.4° ccw from the x-direction c. at an angle of 40.6° ccw from the x-direction d. at an angle of 56.6° ccw from the x-direction e. Such a collision cannot happen.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the stars in a stellar association?
A) They orbit a common center of mass. B) They were not formed together. C) They are gravitationally bound to one another. D) They drift away from each other in a few million years.
Describe the surface features of Venus. If the atmosphere is so thick and the planet is so hot, how do we know about these surface features on Venus?
What will be an ideal response?