Saturn's 1990 white spot had some similarities to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Discuss some of the similarities and differences. Speculate as to what might cause these

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Both storms show turbulent, oval flow patterns. The white spot was of much shorter duration than the Red Spot. The white spot's colors are believed to be due to ammonia crystals; the Red Spot's colors are thought to involve chemical reactions that include sulfur or sulfur-containing compounds. Guesses about the causes will vary, but might touch on temperatures, pressure, wind speeds and different chemical reactions.

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A Geiger counter registers a count rate of 8,000 counts per minute from a sample of a radioisotope. The count rate 24 minutes later is 1,000 counts per minute. The half life of the radioisotope is 8 minutes

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Which of the following applies to Europa?

A) It is the most volcanically active body in the solar system. B) It is thought to have a deep, subsurface ocean of liquid water. C) It is the only moon in our solar system with an atmosphere thicker than Earth's atmosphere. D) It is the largest moon in the solar system. E) It is probably a captured Kuiper belt object.

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A spherical conductor (radius = 1.0 cm) with a charge of 2.0 pC is within a concentric hollow spherical conductor (inner radius = 3.0 cm, outer radius = 4.0 cm) which has a total charge of ?3.0 pC. What is the magnitude of the electric field 2.0 cm from the center of these conductors?

A. 23 N/C B. zero C. 45 N/C D. 90 N/C E. 110 N/C

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A 2.5-m-long organ pipe is open at one end and closed at the other. Its fundamental tone has wavelength

a. 1.3 m. b. 5.0 m. c. 10 m. d. 16 m. e. 2.5 m.

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