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anjilletteb

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What were the first celestial bodies added to our solar system inventory by Galileo and his telescope? Why were they important?
 
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Which of the following factors could explain a gradual warming trend in a planet's climate?
 
  A) a decreasing albedo
  B) a decrease in the amount of greenhouse gases
  C) a decrease in the brightness of the Sun
  D) a major volcanic eruption that increases the albedo of the planet by making clouds
  E) none of the above



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Answer to Question 1

The four moons of Jupiter showed that other planets had satellites like our Moon, making us just one of the worlds orbiting the still larger Sun.

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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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