Author Question: Helioseismology shows that deeper layers of gas in the Sun rotate at different speeds. When ... (Read 41 times)

ishan · **on:** Jul 27, 2018

Helioseismology shows that deeper layers of gas in the Sun rotate at different speeds. When different parts of an object rotate at different rates it is called

a. the dynamo effect.
b. lagging.
c. reconnection.
d. differential rotation.
e. the Zeeman effect.

Question 2

The period of Jupiter's orbit around the Sun is approximately 12 years. What is the approximate distance from the Sun to Jupiter?

a. 144 AU
b. 1728 AU
c. 42 AU
d. 5.2 AU
e. 2.3 AU