The graph below plots the escape velocity of several solar system objects along the vertical axis and the surface temperature along the horizontal. The lines plotted in the figure are the fastest speeds of gas particles as a function of temperature for various gases. Which of the gases plotted in this diagram could be retained by Miranda?
a.
only CO
2 b.
only NH
3 c.
CO
2, NH
3, and O
2 d.
all of them
e.
none of them
Question 2The diagram below shows a cross section of the interior of Uranus. Which of the regions do current computer models suggest is composed primarily of liquid water? The lowest pressure regions will be gaseous.
a.
region 1
b.
region 2
c.
region 3
d.
all of the regions
e.
none of the regions