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RYAN BANYAN

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What causes synchronous rotation?
 
  A) Most jovian moons were formed out of their planet's nebula with the same rotational period as their parent planet.
  B) Most jovian moons were formed out of their planet's nebula with the same orbital period.
  C) A massive planet exerts a tidal force on a moon that causes the moon to obtain the same rotational period as its parent planet.
  D) A massive planet exerts a tidal force on a moon that causes the moon to align itself such that its tidal bulges always point toward and away from the planet.
  E) orbital resonances with other moons

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Venus' surface temperature is fairly uniform, hot on both day and night sides.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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heinisk01

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

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Answer to Question 2

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RYAN BANYAN

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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