Author Question: In which of the following cases would you feel weightless? A) while walking on the Moon B) while ... (Read 17 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

In which of the following cases would you feel weightless?

A) while walking on the Moon
B) while falling from an airplane with your parachute open
C) while traveling through space in an accelerating rocket
D) while falling from a roof
E) none of the above

Question 2

Explain how it is possible that there are moons within habitable zones that have habitable surfaces in other solar systems given that no such thing exists in our own solar system.

What will be an ideal response?

jasonq · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

They may form as a consequence of giant impacts like that which formed our own Moon. Also, planetary migration may allow for large jovian planets and their moons to migrate in to habitable zones.