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tatyanajohnson

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The Jewish calendar is kept roughly synchronized with a solar calendar by
 
  A) having a thirteenth month with 5 days each year.
  B) adding a thirteenth lunar month to 7 out of every 19 years.
  C) having the first lunar month begin on the spring equinox.
  D) skipping a month every 7 out of 19 years.
  E) having the first lunar month begin on the summer solstice.

Question 2

How would Jupiter be different if it rotated slowly?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

Jupiter's rapid rotation is key for both the formation of cloud bands and it's magnetic field. As seen in the comparison of Venus and Earth, rotation helps drive organized circulation of the metallic hydrogen, which in turn generates the magnetic field. The rapid rotation also helps form the organized cloud bands.





 

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