From where did the oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere originate?
A) photosynthesis from plant life and single-celled organisms
B) atmospheric bombardment
C) outgassing from volcanoes
D) chemical reactions between gas in the upper atmosphere and the solar wind
E) oxidation of surface rocks
A
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A. 2.4 × 1019 kg B. 4.8 × 1019 kg C. 1.2 × 1020 kg D. 2.4 × 1020 kg E. 4.8 × 1020 kg
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U, assume that the following three decays occur in sequence:(1) alpha decay(2) beta-minus decay(3) alpha decayDetermine the correct isotope that is left after each decay.
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Find the orbital speed of an ice cube in the rings of Saturn. The mass of Saturn is 5.68 x 1026 kg, and use an orbital radius of 1.00 x 105 km. (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2)
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