How might the presence of a planet the size of Jupiter affect the evolution of the Solar System?

Q: How does the knowledge of the solar system changed over the years

A: For many thousands of years, astronomers had geocentric world view and did not accept the existence…

Q: his planet is made almost entirely of green house gasses making its surface too hot for life.

A: Greenhouse gases are the gases that absorb infrared radiation coming from sun rays & contributes…

Q: What are satellites?

A: A satellite is an object in space that orbits or circles around a bigger object.

Q: How old is our solar system?

A: The solar system is the gravitational bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it. The age…

Q: What reason has our knowledge of the solar system has increased considerably in the past few years?

A: The development in modern astronomical instruments enable in exploring the universe, test various…

Q: You are making a scale model to visualize the relative sizes of the planets in our solar system. The…

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Q: The Kepler telescope, still in orbit around the Sun, has detected thousands of     inhabited…

A: The Kepler telescope which orbit around the sun can detect the optical or visible region of light.…

Q: The angular separation in degrees of two objects is (physical separation × 360°) / (2 π × distance).…

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Q: Choose the best answer b. Terrestrial planets are further from the Sun, more dense and have fewer…

A: Answer - Terrestrial planets are closer to the Sun, more dense and have fewer moons

Q: The cores of terrestrial planets are mostly metal because: O The entire planets are mostly metal…

A: option B is correct .( metals are denser and so sank to the centres of the planets when they were…

Q: The average distance between earth and its moon is 384,400 kilometers. At their closest point (when…

A: Given Distance of moon d = 384400 km Distance of Jupiter D = 588000000 km

Q: As the solar nebula cooled, which compounds were the first to condense from a gas to a solid?

A: Solar nebula is a gaseous cloud. According to nebular hypothesis it is said that the solar system…

Q: The Astrometry technique is useful in finding the _______________________ . (Select all that apply)…

A: Astrometry is the method by which we can detect the motion of a star by making precise measurements…

Q: 3. Fill out this data table with information you have collected about the solar system planets.…

A: Solar system is a collection of eight planets which are orbiting around the Sun. The planets of the…

Q: Why don't terrestrial planets have rings like the Jovian planets

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Q: Why do we say the Neptune was the first planet to be discovered through the use of mathmatics?

A: Neptune was the first planet to be discovered through the use of mathematics, because astronomers…

Q: What processes cleared the nebula away and ended planet building?

A: The four main reasons for clearing of protosolar nebula are : 1. Radiative Pressure : The light…

Q: which of the following planets compositions resembled the sun the

A: The composition of Jupiter is similar to that of the Sun – mostly hydrogen and helium. Deep in the…

Q: Jupiter’s moon Callisto orbits the planet at a distance of 1.88 X 10 6 km in about 16.7 days. If one…

A: Given: Distance of Calisto from Jupiter, r=1.88×106 km=1.88×109 m Time period, T=16.7 days=1442880 s…

Q: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving?

A: Asteroids have been moving through space for billions of years?What keeps them moving? Newton’s…

Q: uTo... 49 Which of these facts about planets is false? The planets all orbit the sun in the same…

A: True statement s are as follows:- * every planet is moving around Earth in counterclockwise…

Q: What is the range of density for the outer planets (in g/cm3)? 1.2 to 5.5 2.2 to 5.5 2.2 to 6.5 3.3…

A: Outer planets are less dense and having density about 1 g/cm3.

Q: The International Space Station is about 90 meters across and about 380 kilometers away.  One night…

A: Data Given ,  Arc of international space station ( S1 ) = 90 m = 90 × 10-3 km  Radius of space…

Q: If the moon of the hypothetical planet X has a distance of 0.2 AU (astronomical units) and has a…

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Q: You're on your way from Earth to Neptune, and you're 50 million kilometers from Earth.  Then at the…

A: We are going from Earth to Neptune and the distance between earth and Neptune is roughly 4.4…

Q: Scientists at NASA announced the discovery of a new solar system containing four planets. The…

A: The orbital period is dependent on the distance between the sun and the planet. With the help of the…

Q: Based on the information found in modules 2.1 , 2.2 AND 2.3 put the following statements about the…

A: According to the Nebular hypothesis, our solar system began its journey as a giant molecular cloud.…

Q: you solar system planets. Characteristics Unit Mercury Venus Earth 330 10 g 4,870 5,970 Mass 104 cm…

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Q: Which planet or dwarf planet in our solar system has the biggest moon relative to its own size? Not…

A: In this problem, it is asking the planet which has biggest moon in terms of size of the planet it…

Q: how does the solar nebula theory help you understand the location of the asteriod belt

A: The solar nebula theory explains the formation of the solar system. The solar system was formed out…

Q: Not including technology and instruments, give 2 reasons why our knowledge of the solar system has…

A: Knowledge of solar system has increased because of various theories including models and…

Q: Some astronomers argue that Jupiter and Saturn are unusual, while other astronomers argue that all…

A: To determine: Explain why some astronomers argue that Jupiter and Saturn are unusual, while the…

Q: The innermost rings of Saturn orbit in a circle with a radius of 67,000 km at a speed of 23.8 km/s.…

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Q: If you could visit another planetary system while the planets are forming, would you expect to see…

A: Hello. Since your question has multiple parts, we will solve the first question for you. If you want…

Q: Rank the following types of interplanetary missions from cheapest to most expensive in terms of fuel…

A: The amount of fuel used in an interplanetary mission depends on the distance to be travelled,…

Q: Describe a way that gravity influenced the formation of the solar system with the planet orbiting…

A: Gravity is nothing but the attraction between two massive objects attracting each other

Q: For the following light curve, which of the answers best illustrates the orientation of the…

A: There is a  dip in light curve , resulting  when the planet passes in front of the star. It is…

Q: Assuming it were possible, how long would it take a car traveling at 60 miles per hour to leave the…

A: The distance between the Earth and the edge of the solar system is approximately 9 billion miles.

Q: Planetary migration is a new process that has been added to the nebular theory of solar system…

A: Planetary migration is where planets can migrate from the orbits in which they are born.