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What is a planet's Roche limit?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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An observer on a planet sees a spaceship approaching at 0.5c. A beam of light projected by the ship would be measured by this observer to travel at:
 
  A) 0.25c.
  B) 0.5c.
  C) c.
  D) 1.5c.
  E) 2.5c.



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Answer to Question 1

The distance from a planet inside which a moon will be tidally torn apart.

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Reply 2 on: Jul 27, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Gracias!

 

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