Exam 10: Gravity Is More Than Keplers Laws

If you were standing inside the Earth at a radius where half the Earth's mass was above you and half the Earth's mass was below you,the gravitational pull of the Earth would be one half of that on its surface.

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Neptune's radius is 25,000 km.Which of the following would we be UNLIKELY to see orbiting Neptune?

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Explain why few asteroids are found within the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt.

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Kirkwood gaps occur at distances from the Sun where the asteroid would be in orbital resonance with Jupiter.In these instances,the asteroid passes Jupiter in exactly the same region of space each time it passes,and Jupiter tugs on it in the same direction every time.Over time this causes the asteroid to move out of the gap.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 split into many pieces before crashing into Jupiter because

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The rotation of the Moon is tidally locked to its orbital motion around Earth because

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Neap tide occurs when the Moon is in the first or third quarter phase and results in

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The Trojan asteroids are classified as a distinct group of asteroids because they are found

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When the Moon was half its present distance to the Earth,how much larger was its tidal force on the Earth's oceans?

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Tides are strongest when the Moon is at first quarter phase or third quarter phase.

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Question 9

Io's volcanic activity is due to tidal forces exerted by

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Question 10

The SOHO satellite is located in

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Tides play a role in the interaction between which types of systems?

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What is the Roche limit and how large is it for a planet of radius R?

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Why is the space station not torn apart by tides from Earth?

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Assume for a moment that Earth has a uniform density throughout its interior.Given this,how would the force of gravity felt at an interior distance of half an Earth radius compare to the surface force of gravity?

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How do the Sun's and Moon's tidal forces on Earth compare?

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Due to tidal bulging of Earth and the Moon and the gravitational attraction between them,all of the following are true,EXCEPT

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How does the tidal force of Jupiter on its moon Europa compare to that of the Earth on the Moon? Europa has a semimajor axis that is 1.7 times the Moon's semimajor axis,and a mass that is 0.7 times that of the Moon.The diameter of Jupiter is 11 times that of the Earth,and the mass of Jupiter is 320 times that of the Earth.

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Explain how the Moon became tidally locked with Earth.

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How would Earth's shape change if there were no Moon?

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Exam 10: Gravity Is More Than Keplers Laws

If you were standing inside the Earth at a radius where half the Earth's mass was above you and half the Earth's mass was below you,the gravitational pull of the Earth would be one half of that on its surface.

Neptune's radius is 25,000 km.Which of the following would we be UNLIKELY to see orbiting Neptune?

Explain why few asteroids are found within the Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid belt.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 split into many pieces before crashing into Jupiter because

The rotation of the Moon is tidally locked to its orbital motion around Earth because

Neap tide occurs when the Moon is in the first or third quarter phase and results in

The Trojan asteroids are classified as a distinct group of asteroids because they are found

When the Moon was half its present distance to the Earth,how much larger was its tidal force on the Earth's oceans?

Tides are strongest when the Moon is at first quarter phase or third quarter phase.

Io's volcanic activity is due to tidal forces exerted by

The SOHO satellite is located in

Tides play a role in the interaction between which types of systems?

What is the Roche limit and how large is it for a planet of radius R?

Why is the space station not torn apart by tides from Earth?

Assume for a moment that Earth has a uniform density throughout its interior.Given this,how would the force of gravity felt at an interior distance of half an Earth radius compare to the surface force of gravity?

How do the Sun's and Moon's tidal forces on Earth compare?

Due to tidal bulging of Earth and the Moon and the gravitational attraction between them,all of the following are true,EXCEPT

Explain how the Moon became tidally locked with Earth.

How would Earth's shape change if there were no Moon?

Why Learn Astronomy

Patterns in the Skymotions of Earth

Gravity and Orbitsa Celestial Ballet

Light

The Tools of the Astronomer

The Birth and Evolution of Planetary Systems

The Terrestrial Planets and Earths Moon

Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets

Worlds of Gas and Liquidthe Giant Planets

Planetary Adornmentsmoons and Rings

Dwarf Planets and Small Solar System Bodies

Taking the Measure of Stars

A Run-Of-The-Mill G-Type Starour Sun

Star Formation and the Interstellar Medium

Stars in the Slow Lanelow-Mass Stellar Evolution

Live Fast,die Younghigh-Mass Stellar Evolution

Our Expanding Universe

Galaxies

The Milky Waya Normal Spiral Galaxy

Modern Cosmology

The Origin of Structure

Life

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