Contrast the differential rotations of the four jovian planets. Explain

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At Jupiter and Saturn, the equators rotate the fastest, but at Uranus and Neptune, the higher latitudes rotate faster than the equator. We do not yet understand this.

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A vertical side of a cooling tower is approximately 90ºC when the surrounding air is 25ºC. If the tower is 30 m high, estimate the maximum vertical velocity of the air due to natural convection.

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Metric System: Express the sum 1.00 kg + 1531 g + 2.54 × 104 mg in kilograms with the correct number of significant figures.

A. 2.56 kg B. 27.9 kg C. 2.53 kg D. 2.79 kg

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A corner cube is formed by three plane mirrors perpendicular to one another resulting in a retroreflector. What is the angle between the directions of an incoming ray of light and of the corresponding outgoing ray of light for this device?

a. 90° c. 0° b. 180° d. 360°

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What fraction of the mass needed to halt expansion is known to exist in the form of visible mass in the universe?

A) 1 percent B) 4 percent C) 22 percent D) 74 percent E) 100 percent

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