The oblateness of the jovian planets' disks is caused by their ________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


rapid rotations

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The energy stored in a pile driver is an example of gravitational potential energy

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A key piece of evidence that leads astronomers to conclude that most galaxies include a supermassive black hole in the center is that ____

a. high-speed disks of gas are observed in the central parsecs of other galaxies b. streamers of gas from stars that have been torn apart are detected in most galactic centers c. stars near the center of other galaxies are orbiting more rapidly than expected d. the mass of all galaxies is much more than expected based on the visible material in the galaxy e. the disks of all spiral galaxies rotate more quickly than Kepler's laws predict

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Sound waves can interfere with one another so that no sound results

A) True B) False C) Either, depending on the air temperature.

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During a total lunar eclipse,

a. the Moon must be new. b. the observer must be in the path of totality. c. the Moon's color will be affected by Earth's atmosphere. d. the Moon must be at about its greatest distance from Earth. e. it must be near the time of one of the equinoxes.

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