One of the discoveries made by the Voyager probes while near Jupiter was

A) Io has a featureless surface that never changes.
B) a thin ring of dust around the equator.
C) the absence of a magnetic field around the giant planet.
D) that the Great Red Spot is uniform and featureless.
E) each of the four large moons produces a strong magnetic field.


B

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How does the Sun's mass compare with that of the planets?

A) It is a hundred times more massive than all the planets combined. B) It is a thousand times more massive than all the planets combined. C) It is about as massive as all the planets combined. D) It is a thousand times more massive than Earth. E) It is a hundred times more massive than Earth.

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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