Which statement best describes the surface of Io?

a. dark and dirty ice, heavily pocked with craters
b. old and dark on some portion, but cratered with a young bright grooved terrain
c. icy crust free of craters with a liquid water ocean beneath
d. covered in active sulfur-based volcanoes
e. mostly water ice mixed with methane


d

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A. No, only Earth-like planets have been found. B. Yes, cool Jupiters have been found from the microlensing method. C. No, only Mars-like planets have been found. D. Yes, hot Jupiters have been found from the radial velocity method. E. Yes, warm Jupiters have been found from the transit method.

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One mole of an ideal gas has a temperature of 25°C. If the volume is held constant and the pressure is doubled, the final temperature (in °C) will be

A. 174 B. 596 C. 50 D. 323 E. 25

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a. a particle doubles its relativistic total energy. b. a particle quadruples its relativistic total energy. c. a photon doubles its relativistic total energy. d. a photon quadruples its relativistic total energy.

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