« previous next »

Author Question: How did Mars get its two moons? a. Mars captured asteroids from the asteroid belt. b. Mars ... (Read 325 times)

karateprodigy

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 550
on: Jul 27, 2018
How did Mars get its two moons?
 
  a. Mars captured asteroids from the asteroid belt.
 b. Mars suffered a catastrophic meteor impact, breaking a piece off the planet.
  c. Mars had planetary bodies near it when the solar wind blew out the nebula.
  d. Mars collided and fused with another planet leaving two remnants behind.
  e. Mars captured comets from the Kuiper belt.

Question 2

What keeps water frozen on Mars?
 
  a. The constant subzero surface temperatures
  b. The low atmospheric pressure of the planet
  c. The distance between Mars and the Sun
 d. The relatively quick rotation period
 e. The negligible axis tilt of the planet


SeanoH09

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 323
Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

b


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.

Did you know?

It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

Did you know?

Inotropic therapy does not have a role in the treatment of most heart failure patients. These drugs can make patients feel and function better but usually do not lengthen the predicted length of their lives.

Did you know?

During the twentieth century, a variant of the metric system was used in Russia and France in which the base unit of mass was the tonne. Instead of kilograms, this system used millitonnes (mt).

Did you know?

More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.

True-color view of Mars seen through NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1999 True-color view of Mars seen through NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1999
Volcanic plateaus (red) and impact basins (blue) dominate this topographic map of Mars Volcanic plateaus (red) and impact basins (blue) dominate this topographic map of Mars
Pluto’s Moons Nix and Hydra Pluto’s Moons Nix and Hydra
Discovering Asteroids Discovering Asteroids
Asteroid Eros Asteroid Eros
Similar Rock Outcrops on Mars and Earth Similar Rock Outcrops on Mars and Earth
Video: Double Stranded DNA Molecule Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library