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scienceeasy

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How does the magnetic tilt of Jupiter compare with our field?
 
  A) Both are exactly perpendicular to our equator, aligned with our rotation axis.
  B) Jupiter's lies perpendicular to the ecliptic, while ours is tilted 23.5 degrees.
  C) Both are tilted about 10 degrees, but Jupiter is opposite in polarity.
  D) Both are tilted about 27 degrees, much like Saturn's.
  E) Like Uranus, Jupiter is flopped over on its side.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes what would happen if a 1.5-solar-mass neutron star, with a diameter of a few kilometers, were suddenly (for unexplained reasons) to appear in your home town?
 
  A) The entire Earth would end up as a thin layer, about 1 cm thick, over the surface of the neutron star.
  B) It would rapidly sink to the center of Earth.
  C) The combined mass of Earth and the neutron star would cause the neutron star to collapse into a black hole.
  D) It would crash into Earth, throwing vast amounts of dust into the atmosphere that, in turn, would cool Earth; this is probably what caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

A



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