What is thought to be the cause of Io's volcanoes?
A) Jupiter's magnetosphere and its charged particles
B) Jupiter's gravity and the heat it creates
C) tidal stresses from both Jupiter and Europa
D) solar radiation focused by Jupiter's gravity
E) radioactive decay in Io's interior
C
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Evidence indicates that many gamma-ray bursts are produced by
A) supernovae of very high-mass stars. B) the explosion of a white dwarf. C) bursts of fusion occurring on the surfaces of white dwarfs in binary systems. D) bursts of fusion occurring on the surfaces of neutron stars in binary systems.
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What is the force constant (spring constant) of the spring scale, assuming it to be ideal?
The mass of an atom of carbon-12 (Z = 6) is less than the mass of 6 protons and 6 neutrons because of binding energy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false