Pluto has an atmosphere that comes and goes over an orbital period, because
A) the atmosphere escapes into space because of the low escape velocity from Pluto.
B) the atmosphere is pulled away from the planet by interaction with its moon Charon.
C) the atmosphere "freezes out" when Pluto is at its farthest from the Sun.
D) chemical reactions between Pluto's atmosphere and gas expelled by its many volcanoes generate carbon dioxide, which is too heavy to stay aloft in the atmosphere.
E) it is replenished by comet impacts at the far point of its orbit, and dissipates at the near point due to heat from the Sun.
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Q1: The "S" in "S-type" asteroid stands for
A)
Q2: Where are asteroids found?
A) only between Mars
Q3: The mass of all the known asteroids
Q4: The major property that differentiates a dwarf
Q6: Which group of asteroids regularly crosses Earth's
Q7: If we know the semimajor axis and
Q8: Most asteroids are located between the orbits
Q9: Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet
Q10: The "M" in "M-type" asteroid stands for
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Q11: Currently the surface of the dwarf planet
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