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kellyjaisingh

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Suppose you could float in space just a few meters above Saturn's rings. What would you see as you looked down on the rings?
 
  A) dozens of large moonlets made of metal and rock, each a few kilometers across
  B) countless icy particles, ranging in size from dust grains to large boulders
  C) a solid, shiny surface, looking much like a piece of a DVD but a lot bigger
  D) Nothing-up close; the rings would be so completely invisible that you'd have no way to know they are there. They can be seen only from a distance.

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A small, dense star the size of Earth that shines by only stored heat is a
 
  A) white dwarf.
  B) blue straggler.
  C) black dwarf.
  D) brown dwarf.
  E) blue dwarf.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

A


kellyjaisingh

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 27, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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