Jupiter's atmosphere displays spectacular cyclonic and anticyclonic storms, some persisting for long periods of time. How do these storms form?
A) Like on Earth, they result from differential solar heating of the equatorial region versus poles, and resultant atmospheric circulation.
B) Jupiter has a very strong magnetic field, and these storms both form the field and are strengthened by it as it feeds electric currents in the atmosphere.
C) They form like storms on the Sun, for low level nuclear fusion in Jupiter's core.
D) They are due to internal heat exchange within the planet, basically convection currents transferring internal heat to the surface.
D
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a. 25 b. 42 c. 57 d. 78 e. 85
The first European settlers in Australia were
A. religious dissenters B. merchants C. prisoners D. utopian
In general, the farther a dairy farm is from a large urban area, the lower the percentage of output devoted to fresh milk. This occurs primarily because
A) land costs are lower farther from the urban area. B) milk is more perishable than butter. C) transport costs are greater farther from the urban area. D) the quality of soil is lower near an urban area.
The English spoken in Minnesota and the English spoken in Australia can best be characterized as two different
A) dialects.
B) language families.
C) language groups.
D) languages.
E) language branches.