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OSWALD

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When space probe Voyager 2 passed by Saturn, its speed increased (but not due to firing its engines). What must have happened?
 
  A) Voyager 2 must have dipped through Saturn's atmosphere.
  B) Saturn's rotation must have sped up slightly.
  C) Saturn must have lost a very tiny bit of its orbital energy.
  D) Saturn must have captured an asteroid at precisely the moment that Voyager 2 passed by.

Question 2

The discovery of a supernova by Tycho Brahe in 1572 contradicted the commonly held belief that the universe was
 
  A) unchanging
  B) spherical
  C) infinite
  D) perfect


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janeli

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

C

Answer to Question 2

A


OSWALD

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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