Author Question: Calculate the tidal force in Newtons that Jupiter exerts on Io (per kilogram) and compare that force ... (Read 95 times)

JGIBBSON · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

Calculate the tidal force in Newtons that Jupiter exerts on Io (per kilogram) and compare that force to the effect of Io's own gravity.

(Useful data: MJupiter = 1.899 1027 kilograms, rIo = 3.642 106 meters, the average JupiterIo distance is 4.216 108 meters, and MIo = 8.932 1022 kilograms)
A) 18.0 N
B) 32.5 N
C) 12.1 N
D) 99.6 N

Question 2

The fundamental parameters of the universe are so finely tuned that if they had been only slightly different, life would not have been possible. This statement is often referred to as the

A) mediocrity principle
B) philanthropic principle
C) cosmological principle
D) anthropic principle